"Wir werden weder vergeben noch vergessen“ - Revolutionäre Wandmalereien nahe der Nile Street in Khartoum, am 6.11.2019, © Helena Lea Manhartsberger

El-Fasher and the Architecture of International Complicity in Sudan

By Husam Mahjoub

The tragedy of El-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur, was not unforeseen; it was inevitable.

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Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen: Die 9. österreichische Entwicklungstagung im Rückblick

Von Oliver Boeck

Im November 2025 widmete sich die 9. Österreichische Entwicklungstagung in Innsbruck dem hochaktuellen Thema „Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen".

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© Minitta Kandlbauer

Do not forget Sudan!

Voices for justice and peace

The event on 10 December 2025 brought together experts and activists to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the conflict that has been ongoing since April 2023.

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25 Years of the AU–EU Partnership

Between Shared Values and Shifting Realities

Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 7pm
Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna
in cooperation with in Bruno Kreisky Forum for international Dialogue

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African Climate Stories

How creative leadership makes sustainability work across the creative and film industries

Tuesday, 4th November 2025, 6:30pm
Zoku, Perspektivstrasse 6, 1020 Vienna

in cooperation with D–Arts Projektbüro für Diversität and the International Screen Institute

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International climate finance in times of uncertainty

Is there any way forward for global climate action?

Wednesday, 29th October 2025, 7pm
Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna
in cooperation with the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue

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The Missing Crime: Femicide in African Legal Systems

By Wangui Gitahi

Femicide is still not sufficiently recognized as a systemic problem that needs specific legislation across African jurisdictions. Feminist lawyers use strategic litigation to fight for better protection.

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© Terhas Berhe

VIDC mourns the passing of Dr. Georg Lennkh, former ambassador

Dr. Georg Lennkh shaped Austria’s foreign and development policy and was deeply committed to fostering dialogue with Africa. As a close partner of VIDC, he will be remembered as a wise diplomat and and a sensitive person.

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News

Post-, De- or Anticolonial?

Feminist interventions in peace and security Guestlecture on Feminist Foreign Policy

Monday, 8th September 2025, 1pm - 3pm
Central European University in Vienna

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Decolonize Our Climate - Voices from the Global South & the Diaspora

International perspectives on climate justice and whitewashing in the climate movement

Friday, 3rd October 2025, 6pm - 8pm
Depot (Breite Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna)

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