🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Viele afrikanische Länder haben Angebote auf deutsche Nachfragen nach Arbeitskräften und erneuerbaren Energie, erklären Tobias Heidland, moving to heidland.bsky.social und Rainer Thiele. Welche Rolle die kontinentale Freihandelszone AfCFTA und ein Wasserstoffprojekt aus Brandenburg dabei spielen, lest ihr hier.

📢There are still spots available for the workshops next thursday either🗨️on the role of African youth in political participation (in eng) or🗨️on African policy in times of right-wing populism (in ger/ fre) organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Institut français des relations internationales and IDOS_research in Berlin.

Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen gelten als neutral und unpolitisch, die Zusammenarbeit mit ihnen als Lösung Beziehungen aufrecht zu halten ohne verfassungswidrige Regime zu stärken, oder nicht? Lena Gutheil und Lisa Tschörner sprechen darüber am Beispiel von Niger.

Talking with Jihadists to end violence? Lisa Tschörner analyses why Niger's dialogue initiatives under President Bazoum (2021-2023) failed to promote sustainable peace: t1p.de/nvhf4

New opportunity🌍We're excited to open applications for next year’s fellowship program welcoming three African scholars to collaborate with us at SWP Berlin IDOS_research and Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) ! Find out more and apply here: t1p.de/is37v #Fellowship

Protestieren statt wählen? Titus Kaloki und unsere Wissenschaftlerin Lena Gutheil zur politischen Rolle der jungen Generation in Afrika 👉dw.com/de/wie-junge-m…

Mass protest by Gen Z followed the presidential elections and alleged electoral fraud by ruling party FRELIMO in #Mozambique 🇲🇿. Tensions are exacerbated by police violence, further escalation could have severe consequences analyses Magdalena Freischlad 👉megatrends-afrika.de/en/publication…

Our 3-month fellowship program for African scholars (#postdoc ) offers a chance to connect with scholars and professionals in Germany at SWP Berlin, IDOS_research, Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel) and beyond. Interested? Learn more here t1p.de/is37v and apply until the 15th of January!

With over 70% of its population under 30, Africa is a young continent. Our newest paper explores interlinkages of youth, unemployment, and political participation. Read how a youth bulge supports democratic values but reduces voting likelihood, here: t1p.de/i7og9

After nationwide protest, police brutality and 270 dead following the elections in #Mozambique 🇲🇿, opposition leader Venâncio #Mondlane is said to return to Maputo tomorrow. Read Magdalena Freischlad 's analysis on the crisis: t1p.de/jmogq

Gestern hat das Bundeskabinett neue #AfrikaLeitlinien beschlossen. Als Megatrends Projekt haben wir unsere Empfehlungen für die künftige deutsche Afrikapolitik mit Unterstützung vieler weiterer Autor*innen unter „Joint Futures“ gebündelt 📰🌍👉t1p.de/1jkgc

Reminder: The application deadline⏱️for our 3-month-fellowship is approaching. If you're considering applying, now is the time! 📝Submit your application by January 15th. More details here: megatrends-afrika.de/en/the-project…

Wusstet ihr: unter den 20 Ländern der Welt, die am schnellsten wachsen liegen 10 in #Afrika. Was dieses Wachstum für den Absatz von europäischen Waren bedeutet und welche Rolle Zölle spielen erklärt unser Wissenschaftler Rainer Thiele bei DW Deutsche Welle 👉t1p.de/2q0bt

Anti-gender narratives in online media are undermining #GenderEquality globally. Increasingly, they also exploit post-colonial sentiments while promoting “traditional values” See how this plays out in #Kenya’s political landscape in Anna Hörter 's analysis👉t1p.de/f42zp

🚨 NEWSFLASH 🚨 We’ve decided to step away from X. Shortly we will stop posting and engaging on the platform. Subscribe to our Newsletter 📧 or follow us on BlueSky 🦋 to keep in touch!

COUNTDOWN ⏱️ X has moved away from the core principles of democracy and free expression that our research project values. Megatrends Afrika will soon stop posting and engaging on X. If you haven’t followed us on BlueSky 🦋 or subscribed to our Newsletter 📧, now is the time.