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Department: Centre for African Studies
Talks:
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Immunity on Trial: Ethiopian Courts, Chinese Corporations, and Contestations over Sovereignty
Date: 3 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Miriam Driessen (University of Oxford)
Venue: 13 Bevington Road, 13 Bevington Road OX2 6NB
Venue Details: Seminar Room, African Studies Centre
Organisers:
Norman Aselmeyer (University of Oxford),
Mwangi Mwaura (Oxford),
Biruk Terrefe (University of Oxford),
Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 10 March 2026
The Great White Circumcisers of Kenya: a parable for polarised times
Date: 10 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Mark Lamont (Open University)
Venue: 13 Bevington Road, 13 Bevington Road OX2 6NB
Venue Details: Seminar Room, African Studies Centre
Organisers:
Norman Aselmeyer (University of Oxford),
Mwangi Mwaura (Oxford),
Biruk Terrefe (University of Oxford),
Jason Mosley (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 30 April 2026
African Studies Centre Annual Lecture 2026 - Decolonisation: Lessons from post-colonial Uganda
Date: 30 April 2026, 15:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Mahmood Mamdani (Columbia University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Dr Miles Tendi (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
