Viva Africa 2026 is coming to Prague!

Reimagining Africa: Agency, Knowledge, and Power in Transition

How are African societies, institutions, and communities reshaping knowledge, power, and their own
futures? Join scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students from across Africa and beyond for
Viva Africa 2026, taking place in Prague on 5–6 November 2026.

Organized by the Czech Association for African Studies, the conference will provide a space for fresh
perspectives, critical debate, and exchange across disciplines.

📍 Prague, Czech Republic
📅 5–6 November 2026

Be part of the conversation. We look forward to welcoming you to Viva Africa 2026!

Key Themes and Topics

We welcome papers addressing (but not limited to) the following themes:

1. Agency

• Africa’s role in emerging global political and economic configurations


• Multipolarity, South–South relations, and new partnerships


• Postcolonial entanglements and asymmetries


• Local actors in socio-economic transformation

2. Knowledge

• Education, culture, and creativity


• Local development paradigms and critiques


• Informality, entrepreneurship, and innovation


• Social transformations, urbanization, and industrialization

3. Power

• State-society relations in the changing world order era


• Media, digital spaces, and politics


• Representation of Africa in global discourse


• Grassroots peace initiatives

This interdisciplinary conference welcomes submissions on current as well as historical topics.

The Academic Comittee and Local Organizing Committee are constituted by the Presidium of the CAAS Association