Events A New Era of Euro-African Cooperation: Congress in Montpellier 25 Sep 202522 Nov 2025 Hosted and organized by the City and Metropolis of Montpellier, the Euro-Africa Biennale 2025 brought together leaders from cities, networks, institutions, academia, business, and civil society across both continents. As…
Op-eds Towards Inclusive (Smart) City Diplomacy in Africa. Lessons Learned from the ASToN Network 4 Jun 202417 Jan 2025 European cities — and municipalities from developed countries, more widely — have at their disposal a plethora of opportunities to network, learn from one another, and share their experience and…
Interviews Decolonizing relations between European and African cities 4 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 Interview with Niccolò Milanese, co-curator of the Rhizome Cities project, which empowers European cities' management of persisting colonial legacies, migration, and diversity. Q: Your network engages African and European cities…
Executive Education Migration and city diplomacy: empowering cities on the Central Mediterranean Route 10 Nov 20232 May 2024 From December 13 to 19, the City Diplomacy Lab, in partnership with the Mixed Migration Centre and Columbia Global Centers in Paris, Tunis, and Nairobi, will empower cities on the…
Events Montpellier to host the Euro-Africa Water Days 4 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 Montpellier is hosting a two-day summit to review and debate water-related challenges faced by African and European cities – and their most innovative solutions. The Euro-Africa Water Days, to which…
Education Flourishing African Cities: a program for undergraduate students worldwide 1 Sep 20231 Sep 2023 The Fall 2023 Global Columbia Collaboratory Flourishing African Cities: Urban Development, Food Systems, and Clean Energy is a free, not-for-credit, virtual global program exploring African cities' path toward sustainability and resilience. The…
Executive Education A new partnership to empower South African cities through city diplomacy 12 Jul 20232 Feb 2024 The City Diplomacy Lab and the South African Cities Network (SACN) join forces to advance sustainable urban development in South Africa. Over the past two decades, South Africa has emerged…
Executive Education Executive education for African municipal officers 22 Apr 202224 Nov 2022 How can city diplomacy empower African cities? The City Diplomacy Lab partners with the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF) to launch the first two executive courses for African cities'…
