https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/ en Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:34:22 +0200 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:34:22 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/leapfrogging-care-in-africa-reflections-from-the-point-sd-2026-conference-at-makerere-university-kampala-uganda/ From 18 to 22 May 2026, Edwin Ambani Ameso joined the Point Süd 2026 Workshop on Green and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/leapfrogging-care-in-africa-reflections-from-the-point-sd-2026-conference-at-makerere-university-kampala-uganda/" alt="Leapfrogging Care in Africa: Reflections from the Point Süd 2026 Conference at Makerere University, Kampala: Uganda" title="Leapfrogging Care in Africa: Reflections from the Point Süd 2026 Conference at Makerere University, Kampala: Uganda"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Edwin_webpage_1.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/leapfrogging-care-in-africa-reflections-from-the-point-sd-2026-conference-at-makerere-university-kampala-uganda/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/green-initiatives-can-cause-conflict-and-inequality-in-africa/ Several African countries are keen to brand themselves through ambitious climate projects. But these...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/green-initiatives-can-cause-conflict-and-inequality-in-africa/" alt="Green initiatives can cause conflict and inequality in Africa" title="Green initiatives can cause conflict and inequality in Africa"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/green-initiatives-can-cause-conflict-and-inequality-in-africa/1100x600_Vindm_ller.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/green-initiatives-can-cause-conflict-and-inequality-in-africa/ Fri, 08 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/cas-welcomes-two-postdoctoral-researchers-and-one-phd-fellow-on-the-erc-starting-grant-modelling-african-futures/ The Centre of African Studies is pleased to welcome two new postdoctoral researchers, Edwin Ambani Ameso...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/cas-welcomes-two-postdoctoral-researchers-and-one-phd-fellow-on-the-erc-starting-grant-modelling-african-futures/" alt="CAS welcomes new researchers on the ERC Starting Grant Modelling African Futures" title="CAS welcomes new researchers on the ERC Starting Grant Modelling African Futures"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/New_staff_news_2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/cas-welcomes-two-postdoctoral-researchers-and-one-phd-fellow-on-the-erc-starting-grant-modelling-african-futures/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/ma-student-presenting-at-the-conference-of-the-international-society-for-the-study-of-african-jewry-issaj/ On 9-10 March 2026 our MA student Teis Fælling participated in the conference of the International...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/ma-student-presenting-at-the-conference-of-the-international-society-for-the-study-of-african-jewry-issaj/" alt="MA student presenting at the conference of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ)" title="MA student presenting at the conference of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ)"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Conference.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/ma-student-presenting-at-the-conference-of-the-international-society-for-the-study-of-african-jewry-issaj/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/new-book-strengthens-teaching-on-sustainability-and-the-green-transition/ Fourteen researchers from across the University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new interdisciplinary...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/new-book-strengthens-teaching-on-sustainability-and-the-green-transition/" alt="New Book Strengthens Teaching on Sustainability and the Green Transition" title="New Book Strengthens Teaching on Sustainability and the Green Transition"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Ny_bog_-_Stig.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/new-book-strengthens-teaching-on-sustainability-and-the-green-transition/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/podcast-episode-with-stig-jensen/ In episode #5 of the podcast Vild med verdenskortet, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the Seychelles....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/podcast-episode-with-stig-jensen/" alt="Seychelles – Podcast Episode with Stig Jensen" title="Seychelles – Podcast Episode with Stig Jensen"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Podcast_billede.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/podcast-episode-with-stig-jensen/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/study-trip-to-ghana-with-cas/ The Centre of African Studies (CAS) is organising another educational trip to Ghana for students to explore...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/study-trip-to-ghana-with-cas/" alt="Study trip to Ghana with CAS" title="Study trip to Ghana with CAS"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Ghana_trip.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/study-trip-to-ghana-with-cas/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/understanding-environments-nature-knowledge-production-and-development-practice-in-northern-kenya/ Since 2024, Mads Yding, postdoctoral researcher at CAS, has led the project 'Understanding Environments:...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/understanding-environments-nature-knowledge-production-and-development-practice-in-northern-kenya/" alt="Understanding environments: nature, knowledge production, and development practice in Northern Kenya" title="Understanding environments: nature, knowledge production, and development practice in Northern Kenya"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Mads_Yding_projects.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/understanding-environments-nature-knowledge-production-and-development-practice-in-northern-kenya/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0100 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/plasticities-new-project-will-research-changing-waste-work-in-urban-kenya/ How are efforts to tackle plastic pollution changing the lives of those who make a living from waste...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/plasticities-new-project-will-research-changing-waste-work-in-urban-kenya/" alt="PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya" title="PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/plasticities-new-project-will-research-changing-waste-work-in-urban-kenya/PlastiCITIES_Photo_credit_Christina_Anderskov_1100x600.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2026/plasticities-new-project-will-research-changing-waste-work-in-urban-kenya/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0100 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/dr-podcast-the-next-act-in-sudans-civil-war/ In a recent podcast episode of Verden Ifølge Gram on Danish Radio, Associate Professor Stig Jensen...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/dr-podcast-the-next-act-in-sudans-civil-war/" alt="DR Podcast: The Next Act in Sudan’s Civil War" title="DR Podcast: The Next Act in Sudan’s Civil War"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Verden_if_lge_Gram.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/dr-podcast-the-next-act-in-sudans-civil-war/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0100 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/edward-kirumira-awarded-honorary-doctorate-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Each year, the University of Copenhagen confers a number of honorary doctorates across different academic...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/edward-kirumira-awarded-honorary-doctorate-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="Edward Kirumira awarded honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen" title="Edward Kirumira awarded honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen"><img src="https://cms.ku.dk/test/teo/edward-kirumira-bliver-aeresdoktor-ved-koebenhavns-universitet/Kirumira_1100.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/edward-kirumira-awarded-honorary-doctorate-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-new-ma-students/ On the 8th of September 2025 new master students in African Studies went on a trip to Sommerladen,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-new-ma-students/" alt="CAS welcomes new MA students" title="CAS welcomes new MA students"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/images/grouppicturestudents8sep25.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-new-ma-students/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/remembering-holger-bernt-hansen--mindeord-om-holger-bernt-hansen/ Professor Emeritus, Dr. Phil. Holger Bernt Hansen passed away on August 20, 2025, at the age of 89. He...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/remembering-holger-bernt-hansen--mindeord-om-holger-bernt-hansen/" alt="Remembering Holger Bernt Hansen // Mindeord om Holger Bernt Hansen" title="Remembering Holger Bernt Hansen // Mindeord om Holger Bernt Hansen"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Billede_holger_1.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/remembering-holger-bernt-hansen--mindeord-om-holger-bernt-hansen/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/new-associate-professor-in-african-studies-to-explore-the-relationship-between-statistics-and-welfare/ On 1 September, Alena Thiel takes up her position at the Centre of African Studies. She brings with her...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/new-associate-professor-in-african-studies-to-explore-the-relationship-between-statistics-and-welfare/" alt="New Associate Professor in African Studies to explore the relationship between statistics and welfare" title="New Associate Professor in African Studies to explore the relationship between statistics and welfare"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/new-associate-professor-in-african-studies-to-explore-the-relationship-between-statistics-and-welfare/Alena_Thiel_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/new-associate-professor-in-african-studies-to-explore-the-relationship-between-statistics-and-welfare/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:15:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-phd-fellow--johanne-rebsdorf/ The Centre of African Studies welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD student, starting September 1st,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-phd-fellow--johanne-rebsdorf/" alt="CAS welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD Student" title="CAS welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD Student"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/New_PhD_Student_Johanne.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/cas-welcomes-phd-fellow--johanne-rebsdorf/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-negotiating-consent-in-african-studies/ CAS is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Nordic Journal of African Studies, titled...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-negotiating-consent-in-african-studies/" alt="Publication: Negotiating Consent in African Studies " title="Publication: Negotiating Consent in African Studies "><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Nordic_Journal_of_African_Studies.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-negotiating-consent-in-african-studies/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-ghanas-2024-elections-ghanaians-vote-for-renewal-and-accountability/ The Centre of African Studies is delighted to share the recent publication of Ghana’s 2024 Elections:...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-ghanas-2024-elections-ghanaians-vote-for-renewal-and-accountability/" alt="Publication: Ghana's 2024 Elections: Ghanaians Vote for Renewal and Accountability" title="Publication: Ghana's 2024 Elections: Ghanaians Vote for Renewal and Accountability"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Ghana_Election_2024.png_copy0/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/publication-ghanas-2024-elections-ghanaians-vote-for-renewal-and-accountability/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/rising-youth-discontent-and-state-violence-in-east-africa/ In a recent episode of Globalnyt's podcast Højtryk, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/rising-youth-discontent-and-state-violence-in-east-africa/" alt="Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa" title="Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/_stafrika_protest.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/rising-youth-discontent-and-state-violence-in-east-africa/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/a-recap-of-the-ma-thesis-research-exhibition-at-cas-40th-anniversary/ By Eva Steinhorst On April 25th, the Centre of African Studies (CAS) marked a significant milestone -...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/a-recap-of-the-ma-thesis-research-exhibition-at-cas-40th-anniversary/" alt=" A Recap of the MA Thesis Research Exhibition at CAS' 40th anniversary " title=" A Recap of the MA Thesis Research Exhibition at CAS' 40th anniversary "><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Thesis_titles.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/2025/a-recap-of-the-ma-thesis-research-exhibition-at-cas-40th-anniversary/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0200 https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/new-article-on-development-and-culture-by-karen-lauterbach/ When one takes a broad view across the African cultural scenes, there is little sense of a deep longing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/new-article-on-development-and-culture-by-karen-lauterbach/" alt="New Commentary on Development and Culture by Karen Lauterbach" title="New Commentary on Development and Culture by Karen Lauterbach"><img src="https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/pictures/Afrikansk_musik.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://teol.ku.dk/cas/news/new-article-on-development-and-culture-by-karen-lauterbach/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0200