Abdelhamid Benhmade is a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa and a Queen Elizabeth Scholars – Advanced Scholars Fellow with Open AIR. His research focuses on Africa-Canada economic relations, with particular attention to the role of African global cities as emerging gateways to the continent. In 2023, he was appointed as a specialized advisor on Africa-Canada relations at the Senate of Canada, where he contributed to shaping perspectives on Canada’s Africa strategy. Previously, as Director of Africa Relations at ICCCASU (a joint initiative with UN-Habitat), he led collaborations with African academic and political stakeholders, including training workshops on urbanization for African urban managers. As spokesperson for the Réseau Québécois pour une Mondialisation Inclusive (RQMI), he has represented the network before various governmental bodies, including the House of Commons of Canada and the National Assembly of Quebec.
