AtlaSahel at the upcoming European Conference on African Studies
Within the upcoming European Conference on African Studies (ECAS, Prague, June 25-28), the Prin research group “Socio-Environmental Crises and Local Responses in African Drylands: Lessons from the Global South (SECA)” is organizing a session entitled “Destabilizing Western Visions on African Drylands: socio-ecologies, narratives, practices.” The portrayal of African socio-ecosystems as “degraded lands” has characterized Europe-Africa […]
Decolonial Collective Learning Workshop “Glances from the South”
On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May 2025, the Decolonial Collective Learning Workshop “Glances from the South” was held at Villa Angaran San Giuseppe in Bassano del Grappa (Vi). From the Mediterranean and, even further south, from the Sahel, other visions come to Europe, to Italy, deeply destabilising compared to established stereotypes and sometimes even […]
Decolonizing development cooperation: Online workshop
The online seminar ‘Décoloniser la coopération au développement. Regards et témoignages du Sud’ will be held on 26th March 2025. The seminar will discuss the topic of decolonising development cooperation, starting from the experiences of the following people involved in the implementation of development projects in various Sahel countries (Chad, Burkina Faso and Senegal): Dr […]
Rountable “A Transdisciplinary Dialogue on the Experiences (and Imaginaries) of Sudanese Women”
The full recording of the roundtable is now available online. The event, moderated by Marie Bassi (CEDEJ-Khartoum) and Mariasole Pepa (University of Padua), featured contributions from Amira Ahmed (Sociologist, American University in Cairo), Ayham Dalal (Architect and Urban Planner, German University in Cairo), and Samia Nihar (Independent Researcher). The discussion addressed topics such as diasporic […]
Mapping with Sudanese Women in Cairo
In February 2024, CEDEJ Khartoum—recently relocated to Cairo following the outbreak of war in Sudan—together with researchers from the University of Padua and CEDEJ fellow researchers (Samrin Adam and Duaa Abuswar), initiated a collaborative project aimed at making visible the lived experiences of forcibly displaced Sudanese women in Egypt. Setting the Context Since the onset […]
Fieldwork in Senegal (Férlo)
Between 12 and 26 January 2025, Valerio Bini and Alessio Iocchi from the Milan unit went on fieldwork in Senegal. Between Dakar and Saint-Louis, the longest period of work took place in the Férlo region, specifically in the area around the Reserve des Six Forages – the area most affected by the reforestation projects under […]