On 10 June, we announced the creation of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, a joint initiative of the IHC and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC that aims to promote scientific research and public debate on anti-colonial resistances and colonial processes that marked global history from the 15th century to the present day.
The international Prize consists of a one-month research grant in Lisbon, to be awarded annually to a recent doctorate from a foreign or national university. In its first edition, it will be awarded by a jury composed of Manuela Ribeiro Sanches (Institute of Contemporary History), António Tomás (University of Johannesburg), and Francisco Bethencourt (King’s College London).
Amílcar Cabral (1924-1973) contributed in a unique way to the end of European colonialism in Africa, having been the protagonist of important moments in the global history of our recent past, such as at the Tricontinental Conference held in Havana, in 1966, and leading the PAIGC in the struggle for liberation from Portuguese colonialism.
The rules of the Prize can be found here.
Other news
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Under the theme ‘The Public History of Difficult Pasts’ -
"Ceci n’est Pas Francisco" is at MNAC and will extend to CCCV -
The Inscription I of the Church of Machico will serve as the theme for a series of cultural events -
He is one of the curators of the exhibition "Olhares Críticos no Arquivo Colonial – Sombras e Memórias" -
He will take part in the event ‘Desconstruir o Colonialismo: Entre Tradição e Revolução’ -
‘It is very important to keep the history of democracy in Portugal very much in the public consciousness’ -
The exhibition Eye(s) Open opened at the Eye Filmuseum -
Members of the FILMASPORA project team were in Praia for the Project’s First Workshop on Radical Creative Writing -
The Laboratoire des Études Romanes at Paris 8 University hosts the IHC researcher -
Between 2 and 31 March, at the Portuguese Cinematheque -
She is now a Visiting Researcher at CAST, University of Bologna -
Following elections held on 15 December 2025, the new governing bodies took office for the 2026-2028 term -
Applications are open until 16 February -
Will take office as a Full Member -
The city took up the challenge launched by the IHC last year
