📣 Every week we will introduce you to a short video from our research project on “Creative Women in #Lagos ',  on creative education & career development, until the 24th of May when we launch the full documentary online. 📽️
Stay tuned!! #AfricaEuropeCoRE youtu.be/-Ms-ExCjgII?fe…

My full solidarity, dear Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta. Your integrity seems to be unbearable to some.

So exciting to see my full book sleeve!

'The England No One Cares About', a story about rap music, narratives, identity and geography, is out in a few weeks with Goldsmiths Press/@MITPress. Thank you to Dr Joy White & Les Back for the kind words too

gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-pre…

PhD Studentship - People and Place: Immersive Storytelling in Culture and Heritage at University of Greenwich jobs.ac.uk/job/DFY788/phd…

Happening tomorrow! Join African Leadership Centre Fellows Gorata Chepete & Shreya Dharmalingam at the PfAL student debate for a discussion on leveraging technology for Africa's growth, featuring H.E John Dramani Mahama.

🔗 shorturl.at/zHRT5
#AfricanGrowth

New Research by Madinatu Bello (PhD) University of Cape Coast (UCC) studies the role of female drummers in #Ghana in reshaping cities, urban cultures, and spaces of belonging. 🇬🇭

Full research paper: youtu.be/MdcPNjKilAY?fe… Urban Studies Foundation Dr Lauren England #AfricaEuropeCoRE

UK universities that have not called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war must explain how that is consistent with their foundational democratic values, says SOAS v-c Adam Habib
timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univer…

This is huge for Africa: from 2025, 1,000 doctoral candidates per year will enrol ARUA universities, supported by Mastercard Foundation. Through the #AfricaEuropeCoRE initiative, The Guild universities look forward to strengthening their global networks!

👉universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

ARUA plans to revolutionise doctoral training in Africa universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

🌍 As part of Africa Week 2024, the international team that delivered the Africa Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies project reflected on the collaborative activities, shared learning and impact the AHSCE has had.

Full video: youtu.be/DOvUEeOZiB4?fe… #AfricaEuropeCoRE

Watch the presentations of the 'Urban Creativity in Africa' event, organized last year by the African Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies Africa-Europe CoRE Creative Economies and Dr Lauren England, as part of the #USFSeminarSeries , 'European creative cities and Covid-19' ow.ly/czNA50QW00w

Two papers providing new perspectives on the dynamism of Africa’s creative economies - so fantastic that Africa-Europe CoRE Creative Economies can amplify these voices and foster debate! Roberta Comunian

Next Week! First seminar in the series ReCreA “Researching Creative Economies in #Africa ” 🌍

The first seminar will include 2 papers by Jaana Serres University of Groningen & Robin Steedman Copenhagen Business School

#Africa EuropeCoRE

Link below to register 👇

New Research by Jen Snowball Rhodes University studies the economic geography of #fashion design in South Africa & its contribution to the economy, employment & international trade.

Full paper: youtu.be/7qiVRyRHluE?fe…
Dr Lauren England Urban Studies Foundation #CreativeAfrica #AfricaEuropeCoRE

Proud to be working alongside some amazing women during #IWD for the launch of
Africa-Europe CoRE Creative Economies
#AfricaEuropeCoRE at
African Leadership Centre
Rhodes University
Thanks Funmi Olonisakin for highlighting the need to create an ecosystem of collaborations across Europe and Africa.

Follow the launch event of two of our #AfricaEuropeCoRE tomorrow at 1pm CET ⤵️

Rhodes University Africa-Europe CoRE Creative Economies University of Lagos @kingscollegelon CDEunibe Water & Land Resource Centre FutureWater Roberta Comunian Funmi Olonisakin Aarhus University Prof Felix A Asante

A special celebration of #InternationalWomensDay for ARUA+The Guild as two #AfricaEuropeCoRE are launched Rhodes University. Each co-led by outstanding female researchers, Africa-Europe CoRE Creative Economies & #Water #Resource #Management will make a real difference to Africa+our common future. #RU120

🌍 Join us Tomorrow for Africa Week 2024 celebrations African Leadership Centre & the screening of “Creative Women in Lagos' - a film exploring the dynamic world of women entrepreneurs shaping the creative landscape of #Lagos , Nigeria 🇳🇬

kcl.ac.uk/events/support…

#AfricaEuropCoRE

Yesterday, I delivered a keynote lecture on 'Is Africa’s Agency for Hire, For Sale or for Renewal?’ at the opening event of King’s Africa Week 2024, organised by African Leadership Centre King's College London & Kenya in UK 🇰🇪🇬🇧.

Here are the excerpts of my presentation 👇🏽
#KingsAfricaWeek #Africa2024

Happening this afternoon at River Room, King's Building: Join African Leadership Centre and Kifefe Kizza-Besigye for a keynote address discussing how #Africa can promote #peace in a complex global landscape, with a focus on #Sudan .

#KCLAfricaWeek #Africa Debate
Register 👉kcl.ac.uk/events/kings-a…