Dr. Barnaby Dye (King’s College London / DGAP Berlin) will speak on 15 June 2026 about the dynamics and trajectories of India–Africa relations in the 21st century. The lecture critically examines whether these relations can be understood as over-hyped, a historic success, or an ambivalent development. Dr. Philipp Gieg (IPS / ACCUW) will deliver the introductory remarks.

On 25 June 2026, 18.00 CEST, Claire Wilby, FCIArb, will speak on "Energy Law and Critical Infrastructure Development in Sub-Saharan Africa". The Open International Lecture is organized by the Research Centre for Infrastructure Law (Forschungsstelle Infrastrukturrecht | Prof. Dr. Markus Ludwigs) at the University Würzburg.

A group of Master’s students from Capitol University in Cairo and PhD candidates from the University of Manouba in Tunis have commenced their Erasmus+ semester at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

From May 22 to 25, 2026, the Africa Competence Center will once again be represented at Europe’s largest and oldest festival for African music and culture – this time in front of City Hall at the Vierröhrenbrunnen. In the University Tent, which has been an integral part of the Africa Festival for more than 15 years, we present a selection of the many Africa-related research projects at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg.