Launching the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations

In conjunction with the AAU Biennial Conference Of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities 2023 (COREVIP 2023), high-level representatives of major higher education (HE) and research institutes, networks, and funding and policy bodies in Africa, Europe and beyond came together for the launch of a new Africa Charter for advancing transformative research collaborations between Africa and the rest of the world. The ambitious Charter Initiative, a joint endeavour of Africa’s key HE bodies, and facilitated in partnership with the University of South Africa Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair and the University of Cape Town Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), aims to redress entrenched power imbalances in global knowledge production.