Slafnet : Slavery in Africa

Setting up an international research network dedicated to the legacy of slavery in Africa and Europe: such is the purpose of the SLAFNET research project coordinated by the IRD. Funded by the European Commission, it brings together a multidisciplinary team of some 50 researchers in a consortium of 13 partners from the North and South.

Since 2017, SLAFNET promotes synergy between European and African teams on the social dynamics resulting from the abolition of slavery until the present.

The network mobilise over 50 researchers in France, Kenya, Mauritius, Cameroun, Ethiopia, Senegal, Tanzania, Germany, Portugal and the UK.

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°734596