Growing Grassroots: Changing Cities in a Changing Climate *Arabic Below* Green areas in cities are often called the “lungs of a city”. They are good for the air, for the climate and bring about a better quality of life to the city’s population. Do you like sitting in green areas or have you even thought…
The Falling Walls Lab is an innovative format for academic institutions to showcase the quality, diversity and passion of their next generation of top researchers. In 3-minute talks, up to 100 young scientists present their research projects to their peers, the general public and a distinguished jury – promoting ideas and fostering interdisciplinary networks. Top…
– Press Release | AMPION 17/10/2014 – Harare, Zimbabwe and Berlin, Germany – AMPION announces today four leading global technology companies as its major sponsors. Leading global IT, healthcare and satellite giants join forces with AMPION to enable entrepreneurial talent in Africa to develop innovative solutions on the continent by making best use of the…
The first German-African ICT Start-up Fair was held on 11 October 2014 in the Malzfabrik venue in Berlin, Germany. Ten German-African start-ups from the automotive, cooling technology, resource planning, irrigation technology, engineering, solar and wind power technology, as well as sanitary and electro technology areas were presenting their business ideas at the event and inviting all those interested to have…
An Open Letter to the Cultural Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany by Safia Dickersbach How can the German Federal Cultural Foundation believe that 2 million Euros will promote cultural relations with the whole continent of Africa (and not even involve the Africans in the process)? The cultural foundation of the Federal Republic of…
Here we introduce to you Aziz Salome Fall, who is currently in Berlin, Germany for events and presentations organized by AfricAvenir: The Egyptian-Senegalese political scientist Aziz Fall teaches Political Science, Anthropology and International Relations at McGill University and the University of Québec in Montreal, Canada. He considers himself an internationalist pan-Africanist and developed the concept of “Panafricentrage”. His parents, Prof.…
Under the current inclusive government press freedom in Zimbabwe remains restricted, even today. Journalists are often facing consequences for independent or critical reports. At the same time, social networks and new online media offer space for a broad participation of the civil society for the shaping of public opinion, as was proven earlier this year in…
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