On the 16th of June 2023, Tim Livsey (Northumbria University) is organising a workshop for early career researchers in partnership with IFRA-Nigeria with the support of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. The workshop will take place at the Institute for African Studies, University of Ibadan.
British authorities covertly removed thousands of documents from colonised territories at around the time they won their independence, from the 1940s through to the 1980s. These papers include 413 files taken from Nigeria.
L’InSHS lance un nouvel appel destiné à favoriser la mobilité, à donner l’opportunité de séjourner à l’étranger pour y effectuer des terrains, enquêtes, travaux sur archives, manuscrits, etc., de développer son réseau international de recherche, d’y mener une recherche susceptible de déboucher par la suite, sur la proposition d’un réseau international de recherche soutenu par le CNRS, l’élaboration d’un projet européen (projet collaboratif, réseau COST, ERC, dont ERC Synergy etc., dans le contexte de l’Europe de la recherche), la réponse à un appel à projet ANR, international ou autre, portant sur des sources étrangères, etc.
La neuvième édition des cahiers de l'UMIFRE est sortie et elle est 
The fifth issue of Sources just came out and is 
(French version below)
As part of both its programmes on Digital Humanities and on Nigerian religious dynamics, IFRA-Nigeria has launched a research project on the religious architectural heritage of Ibadan. Drawing from the fields of Digital Humanities, Architecture and the Socio-anthropology of religion, the objective is to map out, research and analyse the rich history and diverse aesthetics of all religious buildings in the capital of Oyo State. A kick-start workshop gathering academics and professionals with a specific interest in the project took place in October in order to sum-up the existing research and literature on the topic and map out key future topics of research and engagement. 
IFRA-Nigeria, in the context of an FSPI (Fond de Solidarité pour les Projets Innovants) project funded by the French ministry of Foreign Affairs, collaborates with the archives and library unit of the National Museum Onikan Lagos to train the museum staff to digitisation techniques which are essential to preserve the museum’s archives and make them freely available online for everyone to consult and study.
As part of both its programmes on Digital Humanities and on Nigerian religious dynamics, IFRA-Nigeria has launched a research project on the religious architectural heritage of Ibadan. Drawing from the fields of Digital Humanities, Architecture and the Socio-anthropology of religion, the objective is to map out, research and analyse the rich history and diverse aesthetics of all religious buildings in the capital of Oyo State. 
Le GIS Études africaines en France (CNRS, UAR 2999) organise en 2023 son Prix de thèse pour deux lauréat.es. La somme de 2500 € sera accordée à chaque lauréat.e pour l’appui à la publication de sa thèse, chez ENS Editions.
On the 16th of February, IFRA-Nigeria and the 
On the 6th of February 2023, Laurent Fouchard, Research Professor at the Centre for International Studies (CERI) and at the Urban School of Sciences Po Paris, gave a conference at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ibadan. He presented his current research on the political relations between the State and the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Nigeria (Lagos and Ibadan particularly) since 1978. Laurent Fourchard method involves the combination of historical and ethnographic approaches.
Can you explain to us what your current project in Nigeria is and what brings you to Ibadan?
NigeriaWatch, IFRA, and the Institute of African Studies have teamed to conduct a 5- days training (13-17 March 2023) workshop on the methodological challenges of violence studies in Nigeria.