International Politics in Africa (IPIA)

Upcoming dates

• July 1, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Oluwatosin Ifaloye (Covenant University, Nigeria)

  "Localising Transitional Justice: Stakeholder Agency and Norm Adaptation in The Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission"
• August 5, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Kingsley Ogunne (University of Ibadan)

  "Balancing Burden and Agency: African States' Diplomatic Strategies in Global Health Governance"
• September 2, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Andre Ben-Moses Akuche (Obafemi Awolowo University)

  "Sovereignty in Transition: Nigeria's Natural Gas Diplomacy and the Politics of Climate Finance in Post-Colonial Africa"
• October 7, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Tendai Ganduri (University of the Witwatersrand)

  "Climate Diplomacy and Contestation on X: South Africa at COP26"
• November 4, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Mary Baremirwe Bekoreire (Kabale University)

  "Sino-United States Geopolitical Rivalry and Peace Building in the East African Community: A Comparative Analysis of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan"
• December 2, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Caroline Shisubili Maingi (Strathmore University and United States International University–Africa)

  "National Interest to Regional Consciousness: Eastafricanization and the Transformation of Kenya's Foreign Policy Behaviour"

Past dates

• June 3, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Aliru Abiodun (Obafemi Awolowo University; Academy of International Affairs NRW)

  "European Union Funding Mechanisms and African Union Actorness and Agency in Security and Development Agenda"
• May 6, 2026 11:00 (GMT)
  Alfred Makotsi

  "The Politics and Diplomacy of International Election Observation Missions in Africa: Deployment Motivations and Democratic Consolidation in Kenya (1992–2022)"
• 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"

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