News about Africa

CERTIZENS first MA graduate, Moses Muluba, researched birth registration in Eastern Uganda

Moses Muluba (CERTIZENS Uganda) shares insights from his MA thesis on ‘Unfolding diverse citizen response to birth registration in Iganga district, Uganda (1904-2021)'. He was the first to graduate in December 2023 out…

Anja Simonsen has co-written an article on ‘affective solidarity’ and the search for ransom in the global Somali community

CGC researcher, Anja Simonsen, has co-written an article with Mohamed S. Tarabi on how recent migration trends among the Somali youth and the rise of the migrant smuggling network, in Somali known as Magafe, have…

Logic of the Apartheid State

In a podcast episode by DR, Associate Professor Stig Jensen helps listeners understand the complexities of apartheid. With the recent escalation in the conflict in Israel and Palestine more people are beginning to align…

Multi-level and multi-stakeholder participation in policy processes to address climate change challenges

Read the reflections by the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) posted on LinkedIn after participating in the RUL4CLI workshop (24.1 2024) on stakeholder participation and engagement in policy processes related to…

PRIVACY Core Scholar behind new project exploring multiple waterscapes in Ghana

With support from DANIDA, a new project based at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen is investigating how poorer residents in different parts of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, access clea…

New project explores multiple waterscapes in Ghana

With support from DANIDA, a new project based at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen is investigating how poorer residents in different parts of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, access clea…

Dorothy Antwi Boasiako is a new PhD student at the Centre of African Studies

Dorothy graduated from the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen in 2021 where she wrote her thesis on displacement and the construction, negotiation and navigation of masculinity of migrant Ghanaian…

New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

With support from DANIDA, two projects based at the Department of Anthropology are investigating climate and energy challenges in South Africa and Burkina Faso.

New paper on flood risk reduction and resilient city growth

Peripheral "auto-constructed" neighborhoods such as Santa Maria are often neglected by planning officials and currently facing unregulated urbanization and increasing flood risk

Congo: a Silent Genocide

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Africa Cup of Nations: Politics and Power

Buster Kirchner, a student at the Centre of African Studies, has recently participated in a podcast titled ‘Field of Dreams: the politics and power of the Africa Cup of Nations’ produced by the Nordic Africa Institute.…

Muslim Political Dissent in Coastal East Africa

Visiting researcher and former Marie Curie Fellow at the Centre of African Studies Hans Olsson, has recently published a co-authored article in the Journal of Eastern African Studies titled ‘Muslim political dissent in…

Karen Lauterbach new member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Modern African Studies

The Journal of Modern African Studies is published by Cambridge University Press.

Russia in Africa: Debate

Associate Professor, Stig Jensen, will be partaking in a panel debate about the Russia’s influence in Africa and the recent military coups in the Sahel region. The debate will also focus on the Wagner group’s activities…

Development economists to conduct climate-related research in five new projects

The UCPH-DERG research group under the Department of Economics has received funding for five new projects, all centred around climate and environmental issues. Read here about the projects and the expected results.

South Africa takes Israel to Court

Lately, there has been significant media coverage in connection with South Africa's court case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. Associate Professor Stig Jensen has been in the media with analysi…

When a Hidden Abortion is better than a Visible Pregnancy

Hamida Massaquoi, a PhD student at CAS, has published an article in TEOL information at Copenhagen University. The article titled ‘When a secret abortion is better than a visible pregnancy’, delves into the complicated…

Policy Briefs

Implications of flooding for intra-urban mobility

Karen Lauterbach Appointed to Editorial Board

Director and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach has been appointed to the advisory editorial board for the Journal of Modern African Studies published by Cambridge University Press. The journal offers a survey of…

Islands in the Indian Ocean: Development and Biodiversity

In the latest news Associate Professor Stig Jensen, after a visit to the island state delves into the islands of the Indian Ocean focusing on their biodiversity, development, and the impact of colonization today. The…

Doing your field work abroad?

Rikke Louise Jensen and Nanna Schødt Hansen were offered the opportunity to do their field work for their MSc thesis in Kenya - an adventure beyond their wildest dreams.

CERTIZENS Regional Workshop on Changing ID Systems in East Africa

We are hosting an East Africa Regional Workshop in Kampala from 15-17 January 2024, with the title Changing ID Systems in East Africa: Histories, Policies and Practices and the Reshaping of States and Citizens.

Fighting for Biodiversity in Africa

In an article published in Danish Journal Udenrigs, Associate Professor Stig Jensen, details the fight for biodiversity in Africa. With an increasing threat of extinction to multiple animal species on the continent,…

COP28 - Africa

In a recent episode of Danish Radio P1 Orientering Udsyn, Associate Professor Stig Jensen talks about the first African Climate Summit and Africa’s position related to the COP 28 meeting. The African agenda focusing on…