Apologies for cross posting, but the following might be of interest to members of this list.
In Jan 2016 University College London (UK) launches #AfricanVoicesUCL A series of topical events and social gatherings held in London. Come along in person or view via live stream. Details of all the events are available at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/african-studies/african-voices
Transport systems and well-being in Nigeria: socio-economic development and environmental change.
Speaker: Dr. Ibidun Adelekan (Phd), University of Ibadan, Nigeria
12.30-2.30 Weds 20th January
http://bit.ly/1Loadub
Heritage, marginality and hybridity in the gold fields of south-eastern Senegal
Speaker: Dr Ibrahima Thiaw, director of the archaeology laboratory of IFAN, the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar.
5.00-6.30 Friday 22nd January
http://bit.ly/1YijfC4
Transcending the Past and Reimagining the Future of the South African University
Speaker Professor Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand
6.15 Monday 25th January
http://bit.ly/1MWWF9Y
African ‘Question Time’ @ UCL
6.15 26th January
http://bit.ly/UCLQuestionTime
Africa’s urban paradox: Mobilities, economies and aspirations
Panel includes: Adam Habib (Vice Chancellor of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa); Ibrahima Thiaw, (Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar Senegal); Caroline Wanjiku-Kihato, (Urban LandMark, Southern Africa); Peter Waiswa (Makerere, University, Uganda)
Chair: Martin Plaut - BBC World Service News' Africa editor
5.00-6.30 Thursday 28th January
http://bit.ly/UCLQuestionTime
UCLACS Cultural Gala
7.00-10.30 Friday 29th
UCL Front Quad Marquee
Open event, no booking required
Africa’s urban paradox: Mobilities, economies and aspirations
Speaker Dr. Caroline Wanjiku Kihato
5.00-6.30 Thursday 28th January
http://ow.ly/WXQvz
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