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Mali: Insecurity and instability are key determinants of terrorism
In recent years, the number of violent incidents in Mali has increased exponentially, causing the deaths of many soldiers and civilians. The increase in the influence and activity of terrorist organizations and the further exacerbation of the humanitarian and security crisis in the country fundamentally prevents the reaching of lasting political, economic and social peace. […]
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Africa Week at the University of Leeds (20-25 May 2024)
Africa Week at the University of Leeds warmly invites participation from local and international African and diasporic communities, university partners, leaders in Higher Education and business, policymakers, academic researchers and students. The program aims to celebrate Africa in its promise, diversity, capacities, and excellence, gather community across perspectives, invite imagination and reflection, prompt new conversations […]
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HU-MAN (Hungarian Multisectoral Africa Network) has just started with the participation of the Africa Research Institute
“Together for Hungarian-African International Development: Networking, Platform Creation and Awareness Raising” project started in November 2023. In this context, the HU-MAN (Hungarian Multisectoral Africa Network) network has indeed begun to operate with the involvement of the civil secotr, decision-makers, economic and other international development stakeholders in order to facilitate the development of multisectoral dialogue and […]
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CALL FOR PAPERS: “Terrorism and Challenges of Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence in Africa”
Enclosed please find additional information. Papers will be published in a special JCEEAS issue. Additionally, some papers may appear in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. Author’s guide: https://jceeas.bdi.uni-obuda.hu/index.php/jceeas/instructions Journal website: https://jceeas.bdi.uni-obuda.hu/index.php/jceeas Abstracts and a short author’s bio should be submitted no later than June 1, 2024. For more information, contact: Cynthia Farahat, editor – CynthiaFarahat@aol.com […]
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As a strategic partner of the African Research Institute, the staff and volunteers of the Hungarian Baptist Aid also took part in the medical and humanitarian mission in Chad
As part of the Hungary Helps program, the Hungarian government is opening a humanitarian and development center in the capital of Chad. M1 hosted Béla Szilágyi, president of the Hungarian Baptist Aid and instructor of the Humanitarian Response Manager (HRM) course at Óbuda University, who talked about his experiences and the mission itself, which can […]
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Dávid Vogel: we also trained refugee camp leaders in Chad
Three weeks ago, the staff of the Óbuda University’s Africa Research Institute returned from Chad, Central Africa where they taught local humanitarian workers as part of the Institute’s Humanitarian Response Manager (HMR) training course. Dr. Dávid Vogel, deputy head of the Research Institute and senior researcher, was one of the participants of the mission, and […]
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A Hungarian military mission in Chad? – A conversation with ARI colleagues in ATV
On Monday, the Parliament made a decision and accepted the legal basis for the deployment of the Hungarian Defense Forces in Chad. According to this, a military mission can be launched in the Central African region. ATV Egyenes Beszéd (Straight Talk) hosted Prof. János Besenyő, head of the Africa Research Institute, and Dr. Dávid Vogel, […]
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Humanitarian Response Manager training course in Chad with the participation of the Africa Research Institute
Prof. János Besenyő, head of the African Research Institute, Dr. Dávid Vogel, deputy head of the Institute, as well as Béla Szilágyi, lecturer at Óbuda University and president of the Hungarian Baptist Aid, were guests of Hit Radio. The participants spoke about the Humanitarian Response Manager (HRM) specialised training course as a unique opportunity in […]
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Library and lecture hall were inaugurated at the Africa Research Institute
Two new institutional units will start operating within the Africa Research Institute at the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering: an African Studies Library and a lecture hall. The library, named after Dr. Géza Füssi Nagy, one of the most prominent Africanists, linguists and literary translators of the 20th century, and the lecture […]
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Humanitarian Response Manager specialised training in the heart of the Sahel
Following a government request, the lecturers of the Bánki Donát Mechanical and Safety Engineering Faculty of Óbuda University’s Humanitarian Response Manager, a one-year post-graduate course in English which has been successfully launched for three years now, visited Chad to provide education as part of a broader humanitarian assistance project. Dr. Dávid Vogel, one of the […]