Date & time
Thursday, October 3, 2019 –
Friday, October 4, 2019
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, October 4, 2019
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Rethinking Africa's Urban Future(s)
Speaker(s)
Mamoudou Gazibo
Cost
This event is free
Organization
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture
Where
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Room 1252 and 1271
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
Take part in the second edition of the Concordia-McGill African Studies Conference at Concordia.
Africa is urbanizing fast. More than 22 million people join Africa’s urban population every year. In 2050, 1.3 billion people — nearly a quarter of the world’s urban population — will be in Africa. What are the impacts of this rapid urbanization for the future of Africa and the world?
Join scholars from around the world to decipher urbanization trends in Africa and debate its implications.
This event is free and open to the public. The space is wheelchair accessible.
Schedule
Thursday, October 3
9 a.m. — Panel presentations and discussion
3 p.m. — Keynote address by Mamoudou Gazibo, professor in the Department of Political Science at Université de Montréal
Friday, October 4
9 a.m. — Panel presentations and discussion
3:30 p.m. — Panel discussion with members of Montreal's African diaspora