IFRA Nairobi

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03/07/2026

Book Launch – Homosexuality in Precolonial Africa: Gender Innovation & the Politics of Sex in the Kingdom of Buganda (1880-1900) by Prof. Henri Médard

Studying sexuality can be challenging across the world but the scarcity of written sources and the selective and censored memory of oral sources make it...

Calls / News / Recent

16/06/2026

IFRA Internship Program

IFRA – Nairobi invites internship applications offering an opportunity to gain professional experience by working with an international team of a researchers. Duration: 3 to...

Calls / Thematic Calls

07/05/2026

IFRA-Nairobi Postdoctoral Fellowship

The “Food Circulations in Africa” program aims to document the social life of food objects in Africa by developing a methodology for analysing food circulations....

Event Reports

07/05/2026

Report on the Seminar ‘Paying for past debts: re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness’

On 10 April, Dr Kennedy Gitu gave a timely presentation on ‘Paying for past debts: re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness’, a...

Calls / Thematic Calls

30/04/2026

IFRA Fieldwork Grants 2026-1 Now Open!

IFRA-Nairobi invites applications for fieldwork grants aimed to support Masters, PhD and postdoc students who conduct research in the social sciences and humanities in East...

Calls / Thematic Calls

10/04/2026

FamilEA Call for Research Grants

IFRA-Nairobi and The FamilEA team invite applications for research grants (ranging from 400 to 1,200 euros) aimed to support Masters, PhD and postdoc students who conduct...

Events / Recent

02/04/2026

IFRA Seminar – Paying for past debts: Re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness

On 10 April, Dr Kennedy Gitu gave a timely presentation on ‘Paying for past debts: re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness’, a...

Past interns

01/04/2026

Lucile Plessis – Intern 2025-2026

Lucile Plessis is a Master’s student from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She’s pursuing a Master degree in African History, specializing in social and cultural history....

Events / Recent / Workshop Conference

30/03/2026

KU HAPS Seminar : Book Launch- Colonial Chaos

Prof. Henri Médard presented his latest book, Colonial Chaos: Land Politics and Conflicts on the Shores of Lake Victoria (1885–1925) at Kenyatta University’s History, Archaeology...

Event Reports

30/03/2026

Report on the Seminar ‘“You do not feel complete without a title”: Land survey and adjudication in Loita (2022-2024)’

On 23rd March, Dr. Claire Medard, a political geographer from IRD, delivered an insightful talk on the land survey and adjudication process in Loita, Narok...

Events / Recent

17/03/2026

IFRA Seminar – “You do not feel complete without a title”: Land survey and adjudication in Loita (2022-2024)

On 23rd March, Dr. Claire Médard, a political geographer from IRD, delivered an insightful talk on the land survey and adjudication process in Loita, Narok...

IFRA Nairobi Institut français de recherche en Afrique

Book Launch – Homosexuality in Precolonial Africa: Gender Innovation & the Politics of Sex in the Kingdom of Buganda (1880-1900) by Prof. Henri Médard

IFRA Internship Program

IFRA-Nairobi Postdoctoral Fellowship

Report on the Seminar ‘Paying for past debts: re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness’

IFRA Fieldwork Grants 2026-1 Now Open!

FamilEA Call for Research Grants

IFRA Seminar – Paying for past debts: Re(connecting) family at a time of increased cultural consciousness

Lucile Plessis – Intern 2025-2026

KU HAPS Seminar : Book Launch- Colonial Chaos

Report on the Seminar ‘“You do not feel complete without a title”: Land survey and adjudication in Loita (2022-2024)’

IFRA Seminar – “You do not feel complete without a title”: Land survey and adjudication in Loita (2022-2024)

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