Advancing research and dialogue on the internationalisation strategies of African Subnational Governments
Who We Are
Advancing research on the internationalisation strategies of African Subnational Governments
The African Paradiplomacy Network (APN) is an interdisciplinary network which aims to focus scholarly attention on the nature and significance of the internationalisation of African subnational governments as a proactive response to the continent’s myriad of complex development challenges, including understanding and interrogating the competences and capacities that underpin this practice.
Our Goal
Data-Driven Decisions
To generate empirical data that feeds into debates on the international partnerships and strategies of African subnational governments.
Capacity Building
To build capacity by encouraging interest among a new generation of students and early career researchers in issues of paradiplomacy from an African perspective.
Awareness
To raise awareness about the internationalisation strategies of African subnational governments.
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February, 2021
The International Law Association Study Group on the Role of Cities in International Law has today officially launched its City Reporting Website. The interactive map is hosted on the T.M.C Asser Institute website.
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November, 2020
Subnational Government Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: The Role of International Partnerships and Linkages.
July, 2019 · Lagos, Nigeria
The symposium/workshop brought together researchers and practitioners from either side of the Global North-South divide to critically explore the international relations of African NCGS and its impact on sustainable development on the continent.
Recent Publications
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January, 2024 · Omiunu, O. & Aniyie, I. A.
This study analyzes data from 1999–2019, evidencing strategies utilized by Nigerian Subnational Governments (SNGs) for attracting inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
February 2023 · Yankson, E.
Evaluating regionalism in a glocal lens is important because it reveals the local contexts associated with cross-border endeavors in the global era.
2022 · Omiunu, O. and Aniyie, I.
An Appraisal of the Heterodoxy between Theory and Practice', African Journal of International and Comparative Law.
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Dr Omiunu is an Associate Professor at University of Kent, United Kingdom.
Dr Ohio Omiunu
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Dr Nganje is an Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.
Dr Fritz Nganje
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