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Development Studies Seminars 2026–2027 | Geopolitical Risk and International Aid: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa
The Development Studies Seminars are an initiative that, since 1991, has promoted research conducted in the fields of study covered by ISEG’s Master’s Program in Development and International Cooperation (MDCI) and the University of Lisbon’s…
Results of the Competitive Selection Process for Research Grants | Project: Aesthetics of Extinction: Environmental Collapse and African Literatures in the Portuguese Language
As part of research project No. 2023.16001.ICDT—“Aesthetics of Extinction: Environmental Collapse and Portuguese-Language African Literatures,” the CEsA—Center for Studies on Africa and Development—is announcing the final results of the two calls for applications for research…
Development Studies Book Club | The Dog and the Caluandas | Pepetela
In March 2025, CEsA—the Center for Studies on Africa and Development (ISEG Research)—launched its first book club under the “Development Studies” series, coordinated by researcher Susana Brissos, a visiting assistant professor at ISEG—University of Lisbon….
European Program Opens Applications to Support Women Entrepreneurs in the Agri-Food Sector
CEsA—the Center for Africa and Development Studies (ISEG Research/ISEG—Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon)—announces that applications are now open for the European EWA—Empowering Women in Agrifood—program, an initiative aimed at boosting women’s…
In Memoriam – Diogo Ramada Curto (Historian, Professor, and Director of the National Library)
CEsA joins all the institutions and individuals who have publicly expressed their condolences over the loss of Diogo Ramada Curto, historian, professor, and director of the National Library—a prominent figure in Portuguese academic and cultural…
Book Presentation: “The April 25 That November Betrayed” | Manuel Dúran Clemente
On April 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., a discussion event featuring Colonel Manuel Duran Clemente was held at the São Domingos de Rana Municipal Library, dedicated to the presentation of the book “O 25 de…
Development Studies Seminars 2026 | Racism from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
The Development Studies Seminars are an initiative that, since 1991, has promoted research conducted in the fields of study covered by ISEG’s Master’s Program in Development and International Cooperation (MDCI) and the University of Lisbon’s…
Course – “Introduction to International Development Cooperation”
CEsA—Center for Studies on Africa and Development (ISEG Research/ISEG, University of Lisbon)—announces a new edition of the course “Introduction to International Development Cooperation,” an initiative of Camões—Institute for Cooperation and the Portuguese Language, in collaboration…
Exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonizing the Imagination” | New Schedule for Guided Tours
CEsA—the Center for Africa and Development Studies—and the National Museum of Ethnology are presenting the exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonizing the Imaginary: Portuguese Colonialism in Africa—Myths and Realities,” an initiative that invites critical reflection on the…
4th CPLP-Africa Conference of Young Researchers in Maputo
From March 25 to 27, 2026, Maputo hosted the 4th CPLP-Africa Conference of Young Researchers, dedicated to the theme “Cultural Diversity, Digital Innovation, and Ancestral Knowledge: Building Sustainable Futures in Africa.” The event fostered dialogue…
