Date: December 16, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6 pm
Free entry
About
V. Y. Mudimbe is a Congolese philosopher, professor and author of poems and novels, a towering figure in Francophone African studies.He is an esteemed scholar of literature and social sciences in the United States recognized for his essays on contemporary African thought and intellectual history.
With the participation of European and Kenyan academics specializing in Mudimbe’s thinking.
Date: December 6, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 6.30 pm
Entry: Free
Date: May 10, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ZLG-Fij_4
About
Launch of the book ‘Kenyan and Ethiopian Athletics – towards an alternative scientific approach’ by Benôit Gaudin and Bezabih Wolde.Will the ‘secret’ of East African runners be revealed? Despite decades of research, no study has provided any sort of evidence that portrays biological otherness among populations in Kenya and Ethiopia which produces the best athletes in middle and long distance runners.
Date: April 12, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6.30pm
About
Intellectual Property (IP) – creations of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce – could either be industrial property or copyright. Kenya is signatory to a number of intellectual property conventions. However IP awareness and protection remains a challenge.This Science Café will shed light on IP rights and create networking opportunities for researchers and entrepreneurs in order to enhance knowledge transfer and development.
Date: June 8, 2016
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 6.30 pm
Free entry
Date: April 8, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6:30 pm
Date: October 14, 2014
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6:30 pm
Entry: Free
Screening and presentation of the documentary ‘Conflict over water in the Singing Wells’ by Christine Adongo and Benoît Hazard, researchers from the Kenyatta University and the School for Advanced Studies in Social Science (EHESS), will precede discussions on natural resource management in Northern Kenya. Experts from the French Agency for Development and UNESCO will share information on the biodiversity conservation project in Northern Kenya as well as the hopes and challenges associated with the recent discovery of water aquifers in Turkana.
A representative from the Marsabit County Executive Committee for Water, Environment and Natural Resources will present their vision on social services development in Marsabit.
Date: December 18, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6.30 pm
Entry: Free
