AEGIS organises the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) every second year, in a different European city, convened by one or more AEGIS members. It has become the largest global African Studies gathering, growing exponentially every year and attracting scholars from across Europe, Africa and the world. 

CEFRES is a proud partner of this international conference which is is for the first time in its  history located in one of the post-communist Visegrad countries – in the Czech Republic, known as the heart of Europe.

When: 25–28 June 2025
Where: Prague

The 20th anniversary of ECAS will give us a great opportunity to look retrospectively at African studies in Europe, and more generally over the past two decades, while also providing new insights into the future development in the field. We will do our best to design a challenging programme of keynote speakers, plenary and roundtable sessions, film screenings, book displays focusing on African studies, and cultural and artistic events.

See the full program of the conference here.