Events

IPIA meets for a monthly virtual seminar (every first Wednesday of the month). The virtual link is shared with network members ahead of each seminar.

IPIA Virtual Seminar

Upcoming dates

  • April 1, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
    Alfred Makotsi
    ”Towards Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Examining the Influence of Diplomatic Tools Employed by International Election Observation Missions”

Past dates

  • March 4, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
    Bamnjo Herman (University of Bamenda)
    "Migration of Africans to fight in the Russian army against Ukraine and implications for the image of African states: the case of Cameroon"
  • February 4, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
    Anouk S. Rigterink (Durham) and Mareike Schomerus (Busara)
    “STOP! Considering knowledge hierarchies when making research decisions. Implications for studying International Politics in Africa”
    • December 3, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
      Abdou Rahim Lema (University of Montréal, Canada)
      “Social agency and institutional contexts: Rethinking African agency in Africa–China relations”
      • November 5, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Tendai Ganduri (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
        “The Zimbabwean and South African Twitterspheres and Agonistics of Climate Diplomacy at COP26”
      • October 1, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Oluwamurewa A. Newo (Covenant University, Nigeria)
        “Environmental Governance and the Circular Economy of Plastics in the Global South”
      • July 2, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        IPIA
        Taking stock and planning IPIA’s future direction
      • June 5, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Tata E. Sunjo (University of Buea, Cameroon)
        “Ibrahim Traoré’s Popularity: A Pan-African Model or a Blueprint for Instability in the Age of AI Propaganda”
      • May 7, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Wangamati Murumba (Maseno University)
        “Factors that influence conflict in Congo DRC and the implications on regional peace”
      • March 5, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Eniye Dubakeme (Baze University)
        “The Exit of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali from ECOWAS and Implications for Nigeria’s Foreign Policy”
      • February 7, 2025 11:00 (GMT)
        Samira Diebire, Florian G. Kern and Martin Steinwand (University of Essex)
        “Foreign Policy Congruence in Africa: Exploring Linkages Between Public Opinion and Government Positions in African International Relations”
      • December 4, 2024 11:00 (GMT)
        Mwita Chacha (University of Birmingham)
        “Public Support for Political Conditionality in Africa”
      • IPIA at Conferences

        Past

        August 2024

        African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK)

        Panel: “International Affairs and Foreign Policy in Africa”

        • The Conditions of Foreign Policy Congruence in Africa: Evidence on Free Movement and Free Trade
          Florian Kern, Martin Steinwand, Samira Diebire
        • Public Support for Political Conditionality in Africa
          Mwita Chacha
        • Terrorism and Nigeria’s Neighbourhood Foreign Policy
          Eniye Dubakeme
        • India’s Moment? The New Leader of the Global South in Africa
          Barnaby Dye