Current news and events

It’s time to talk about racism

Jemma Purday, Antje Missbach, Tamara Soukotta explore how race and racism developed and continues to exist impacting on the lives of Indonesians until today.

10. May 2021

Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführerin (w/m/d)

In Kooperation mit dem ABI ist an der Universität Freiburg ein Afrikazentrum entstanden. Der/die Stelleninhaber*in übernimmt dessen weiteren Aufbau.

4. May 2021

Participation in times of zoomification

Many conferences have been moved online. What are the implications of "zoomification" for civil society's ability to participate and influence?

28. April 2021

Idriss Déby Itno offered Chadians great hope, but ended up leaving a terrible legacy

Helga Dickow recently published at the The Conversation on her analysis of the situation in Chad after the death of President Idriss Déby Itno.

22. April 2021

Germany dodges mediating role in Cameroon's bloody conflict

Andreas Mehler gives insights into the bloody conflicts in Cameroon and Germany's role as mediator to Deutsche Welle.

21. April 2021

ALMA Reviews Blog: Challenging Assumptions in Intercultural Collaborations: Perspectives from India and the UK

Annika Hampel recommends an article that analyses current hierarchical structures, processes and dynamics within global collaborations in arts and culture.

12. April 2021

Djibouti's Guelleh: wily strategist with a firm grip on power

Benedikt Kamski gave an interview to AFP on the upcoming presidential elections in Djibouti in April.

7. April 2021

How a popular movement could threaten Idriss Déby Itno’s 30 years in power

Helga Dickow writes in The Conversation about her assessment of the situation in Chad in the run-up to the presidential elections there in April.

30. March 2021

Knowledge without borders

With "ACT in Video", the Africa Centre of the University of Freiburg is launching a video series to communicate scientific results in a contemporary manner.

26. March 2021

“Nowhere to be found”: Three Decades of UNHCR in South Africa

Franzisca Zanker writes on the " Völkerrechtsblog" about the role of the UNHCR in South Africa in supporting refugees and humanitarian assistance.

24. March 2021