Forum for Africa Studies

Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies is a strategic centre for research and higher education in, on and with Africa for the whole University. We support and facilitate the University's strategic, thematic, and practical collaborative initiatives.

What is Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies?

Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies is an inter-disciplinary centre that covers all three disciplinary domains of the University: Humanities and Social Sciences; Medicine and Pharmacy; and Science and Technology. The purpose is to support research on Africa in Uppsala University and to facilitate contacts and exchange of research information between departments as well as outside the university, particularly on the African continent.

Institutionally, the Forum for Africa Studies is located at the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology, Campus Engelska Parken. Our centre leads research projects, organizes lectures and round-tables, and hosts seminar series, both the Friday Seminar in Africa Studies, and three Virtual Seminars.

Some Major Events

Welcome to the 2025 Africa Days at Uppsala University 9-10 June 2025, Lecture-Hall IX, Main University Building on Strenghening Research Collaborations with Africa in Challenging Times. Access the flyer Pdf, 451 kB. or the whole programme.

The 2024 Sahel Symposium that took place 16-17 Dec. 2024, was a well-attended, lively discussed, and inspiring encounter with two conference venues, in Uppsala and in Bamako respectively. The symposium marked the end of programme Citizen Perspectives on Societal Challenges in Mali.

The 12th International Conference on Mande Studies was hosted at the Institut des Sciences Humaines, Bamako, Mali, 26-29 June 2024, on the theme Towards a Decolonization of Knowledges in West Africa: History, Actors, and Productions. Around 700 people attended the conference.