Towards a Pan-African reparations agenda: Contestations, disputations and prospects

Workshop to be convened at the Centre for African Studies (CAS), University of Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday 4th June 2026, 9.30am – 3.30pm.
The one-day workshop offers an opportunity for scholars, advanced postgraduate students, artists, jurists, and activists to share their perspectives on topics such as:
• Moral, political and legal pathways and precedents for reparations;
• Cultural restitution and memory politics;
• Reparations and economic justice in Africa and Global Africa;
• Gendered dimensions of historical injustice and repair;
• Youth, digital activism, and the future of reparations;
• Key recommendations to policymakers, including the African Union and CARICOM Community and civil society leaders;
• Artistic interventions, including exhibitions, performances, and film screenings exploring reparative memory and resistance;
• Graduate student presentations to showcase emerging scholarship and foster mentorship;
• Establishment of a UCT Pan-African Reparations Research Working Group to further refine academic papers to be featured in a special journal issue or edited volume.
IJR Contact: Prof Tim Murithi