Nordic Africa Institute
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| Abbreviation | NAI |
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| Leader | Iina Soiri |
| Affiliations | AEGIS (African Studies) |
| Website | http://www.nai.uu.se |
Nordic Africa Institute (Swedish: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet) serves as a research, documentation and information centre on modern Africa for the Nordic countries. The Institute also encourages research and studies on Africa. The institute was founded in 1962.
The institute is financed jointly by the Nordic countries. Administratively, it functions as a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It is located in Uppsala. The Nordic Africa Institute is part of AEGIS, a network of African Studies Centres in Europe, and organized its 4th international conference (ECAS) in 2011. The institute is headed by a Director, a position which is held by Iina Soiri since March 2013.
See also
External links
- Official website
- AEGIS, network of African studies centres in Europe
- Nordic Africa Institute – via International Relations and Security Network (publications fulltext)
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