Sumários

Digital Transition and the Future of Europe-Africa Relations

12 Dezembro 2025, 18:00 Francesca Mercurio


Digitalisation in Africa
Economic informality and Digitalisation 
Cases: MPesa, Esoko and others
Submarine Cables for Connectivity
EU Global Gateway and AU DIgital Transformation Strategy (2020-2030)
The Future of Europe Africa relations
EU-AU Summit 2025: outcomes
Students' Seminars

Energy Transitions

5 Dezembro 2025, 18:00 Francesca Mercurio


Africa and the Energy transition

A case study: The Great Green Wall project
European Green Deal
Energy Transition Diplomacy: EU's pursuit of Africa's critical raw minerals
DRC and Cobalt
The Just Energy Transition Partnerships (Senegal and South Africa)
Students' Seminars

Youth, Demography and Human Capital

28 Novembro 2025, 18:00 Francesca Mercurio


Africa's demographic boom

Human capital development: opportunity and challenges
EU-Africa cooperation  and inititives addressing Youth
African Youth Protests
Who is the "We" in "The Africa We Want"?
Students' seminars


Migration, Mobility and Borders

21 Novembro 2025, 18:00 Francesca Mercurio


Migration (voluntary and involuntary)

Illicit routes of people's movement
EU migration governance: externalisation and securitisation of borders
FRONTEX and the Pact on Migration and Asylum (2024)
Human rights and ethical dilemmas of migration management
African responses and sovereignty concerns
African diaspora: mobility, circular economy and remittances

Security, Conflicts and Peace

14 Novembro 2025, 18:00 Francesca Mercurio


Security-development-governance nexus

Old and New Wars
EU peace operations in Africa
The APSA and the RECs
African-led peace operations
Case-Study: Maritime security and Blue economy in the Gulf of Guinea