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9th Meetings of African Studies in France
Meeting research on the Africas and their diasporas: four days of interdisciplinary dialogue at the Campus Condorcet.
Africa Strategia took part in this 9th edition, both individually and as a team. Held every two years by the GIS Études africaines en France, the Meetings bring together researchers, doctoral students and specialists of the Africas; it was the first time they were held at the Campus Condorcet.
Dates
29 June – 2 July 2026
Venue
Conference Centre, Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers
Organiser
GIS “Études africaines en France” (CNRS)
Participants
Nearly 600 researchers
Programme
Thematic workshops, round tables, screenings, publishers’ fair
Languages and access
French and English, free with registration
Africa Strategia members and participants at the Conference Centre of the Campus Condorcet.
Our participation
Afstrat at the heart of research on the Africas
Africa Strategia took part in this 9th edition both individually and as a team. As at other international scientific events (ECAS 2025 in Prague, SGAS-VAD 2026 in Basel), its members contributed by organising panels and presenting papers.
The Meetings, held every two years by the GIS “Études africaines en France”, bring the French African studies community together through thematic workshops, round tables, screenings and a publishers’ fair. The 2026 edition, hosted for the first time at the Campus Condorcet, brought together nearly 600 researchers.
Why this event matters for Afstrat
Strengthen the scientific legitimacy of Afstrat’s recent presence in France among academic actors.
Build links with universities, research centres and other think tanks, in France and in Africa.
Circulate the work of a young generation of researchers based in Africa, Europe and North America.
Take part in current debates, including the mobility of African researchers and obstacles to obtaining visas.
On video
On site, at the heart of the debates
An excerpt from the Meetings, to recapture the atmosphere of the sessions.
A round table at the Meetings, filmed from the room: “Decolonising research on the Africas. Practical experiments, collective and institutional initiatives”.
Four days of thematic workshops, round tables, screenings and live performances.
Among the major topics of discussion: the mobility of African researchers and obstacles to obtaining visas.
In pictures
Africa Strategia at the Meetings
A few images of the team and the sessions, from 29 June to 2 July 2026.
At the Conference Centre
In the workshops
Meetings and exchanges
The Africa Strategia team
