The recording of the ETTG discussion 'EU-Africa Migration and Development Cooperation: Building a Mutually Beneficial Partnership' is now available!

With ODI | ECDPM 🔎 🌍 | Nordic Africa Institute

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Thanks Africa Swedish MFA and Sweden in Zambia 🇸🇪 for the invite! We discussed the seemingly contrary movements of democratic reversal and democratic maturity, also noting the need for strengthening political institutions beyond election day.

Somalia seminar at Sveriges riksdag. Thanks, Lotta Johnsson Fornarve, for inviting us. NAIs senior researchers Redie Bereketeab and AFROPRACTICALIST emphasized the vital role of a social contract for state legitimacy.

Inspiring and well-attended panel on the EU-Africa #migration agenda last night. Here, the excellent Linda Oucho insists on the relevance of migrant voices in European debates. Great collab between ⁦ODI⁩ ⁦ECDPM 🔎 🌍⁩ ⁦ETTG_EU⁩ and ⁦Nordic Africa Institute⁩

🇸🇪 & 🇳🇴 hosted a report launch & policy dialogue on African-Nordic peace & security cooperation.

How can this partnership evolve in order to respond to current and new conflicts?

Joint report by NUPI & Nordic Africa Institute:
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Earlier today, Amani Africa's team had a fruitful exchange with Dr. Angela Muvumba Sellström and Daike Möhrle from the Nordic Africa Institute Nordic Africa Institute. The conversation revolved around the reform of the multilateral system, synergies between #AUPSC and #UNSC and explored…

Are we seeing the beginning of the end for ANC’s dominance? In the first in a series of videos about South Africa’s elections, NAI researchers explore possible post-election scenarios.
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Thank you Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs for inviting NAI for an in-depth discussion on the evolution of democracy in today’s Africa. Using Africa’s super-election-year as a starting point, participants discussed both democratic reversal and democratic maturity.

How is research best communicated to policy-makers? NAI communicators explored the Whys and the Hows of Science-to-Policy Communication with a committed team of researchers at Mbarara University.

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Only a few days left to apply for our African Scholarship Programme 2025! Early career researchers in Africa can pursue their own projects in Social Science and Humanities, focusing on contemporary Africa. Apply by April 10th nai.uu.se/opportunities/…

What a pleasure to welcome NAI Associate Prof Victor Adetula back! He made great use of the library, engaged in a visit by the Finnish MFA and shared his insights on the surprising results of the recent Senegalese elections. Until next time, Prof!

Dr. Therese Sjömander, Director of Nordic Africa Institute, accompanied by Barni Nor from Sweden in Rwanda, meet with DVC SPA Dr. Ray Ndikumana, PhD, SCPM. They were joined by senior officials from UR_Huye campus to discuss potential partnership areas such as research, science comm, as well as library & info science