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Afrika Club 2024
Shifts in the Sahel. Assessing the Economic and Political Impacts of Coups and Governance on Regional Alliances, Currency Policy and Mining
The discussion comprised three main blocs: the debate around the currency CFA Franc, the development within the mining sector, and the implication for regional alliances like ECOWAS and their relations with the EU.
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Africa’s struggle for climate justice
Climate activism, Africa’s right for energy and Europe's double standards
Report of the panel discussion from with Hamira Kobusingye (climate activist, Uganda), Yacob Mulugetta (Univ. College London), Elfriede More (Ministry for Climate) and Francesca O'Brien (People's Summit).
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Salvation through third countries? How the EU neighboring countries should solve our asylum and migration dilemmas
Report from 8 April 2024
Migration researcher Judith Kohlenberger, lawyer Neva Övünç Öztürk and Karl Kopp from PRO ASYL in Germany discussed the reform of the "Common European Asylum System" with moderator Ilker Ataç.
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My body, my choice! Abortion rights and care. Lessons Learned from Poland, Austria, Mozambique
Report of the online workshop on 30 November 2023
The workshop focused on the nuanced landscape of abortion laws and practices, examining case studies from Austria, Mozambique, and Poland. Experts from the three countries gave insight.
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Voices Uprising
Report about the film "Voices Uprising" and a panel discussion
The film director Joana Adesuwa Reiterer presented a documentary about youth protest and police brutality in Nigeria. It was followed by the panel discussion "The impact of profiling of Black People worldwide".
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A Feminist Foreign Policy - real change for women and girls
By Ann Linde, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, FEPS Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs
In her speech at a VIDC event in the Austrian Parliament Ann Linde advocates for a Feminist Foreign Policy since women and girls – half of the population - still do not enjoy the same rights, representation and resources.
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Can private finance save the planet?
Exploring the role of private finance in green transitions in Africa.
Report of the webinar from 24 October 2023, with Joseph Matola (SAIIA, South Africa), Ann Pettifor (political economist and author, UK) und Prof. Fadhel Kaboub (Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Kenya).
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A letter from Yene & Terra Mater - Mother Land
Film screening and discussion as part of this human world
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 18:00 - 20:00 hrs
Top Kino, Großer Saal, Rahlgasse 1, 1060 Vienna
Film screening and discussion about the effects of the climate crisis on the African continent.
My body, my choice! Abortion Rights and Care
Lessons learned from Poland, Austria, Mozambique
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 17:00 - 19:00 (CET, Vienna), 18:00 - 20:00 (CAT, Maputo), Online via Zoom
with Sylvia Groth (Pro Choice Austria), Santos Simione & Inês Boene (AMODEFA Mozambique), Natalia Broniarczyk (Abortion…
The right to move and the right to stay?! Community decisions in a changing climate
Report from 9 October 2023
Discussion with the researcher Diogo Andreola Serraglio, the activists Rose Kobusinge and Mana Omar from Fridays for Future Africa about the difficulties of human mobility in times of global warming.