📑 Studie "Afrika im Blick 2025" Die Bedeutung Afrikas als Partner Baden-Württembergs wächst. Martin Adelmann und Sigurd Rothe geben wichtige Impulse zur Kooperation mit afrikanischen Akteuren für die politische Debatte in BW. www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/news/studie-... @regierungbw.bsky.social

Freiburg Information Law Lectures with Dr Lukman Abdulrauf Constitutionalism in the Age of Algorithms in Africa: Reclaiming Power, Rights and Democracy 14.1.2026 at 18.15h Foyer, Institut für Medien und Informationsrecht, Rempartstr. 4 @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

Together with @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social and Tübingen College of Fellows, FRIAS is offering #EarlyCareerRescueFellowships. Open to researchers from all nationalities & represented disciplines | 1-7 years postdoc experience | 2 years btw 7/2026 and 11/2028 👉 uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...

FRIAS invites conference proposals from all disciplines @uni-freiburg.de. We offer up to 14.000€ for up to two conferences (max. 35 participants, Oct 2026–May 2027), access to a modern venue at FRIAS, organizational support and help with marketing & dissemination. uni-freiburg.de/frias/open-c...

MIASA invites paper submissions for its conference on "Rethinking forced #displacement in #Africa" at St. Louis, Senegal, 26-28 March 2026. Submission deadline: 15 January 2026 More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/cfa-th... @goetheuni.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social

Call for Applications for Thematic Conference on "Rethinking Forced Displacement in Africa" from 26-28 March 2026 at LASPAD, St. Louis, Senegal (Application deadline: 15 January 2026) - MIASA - Merian...

Although Northern countries often claim to be struggling with migration crises, the majority of forced displacement occurs in the Global South. When analysed

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" #Sustainable #Regional #Peacebuilding in Africa: Conceptual Explorations and Practical Experiences": MIASA Working Paper by IFG 9 members A. Witt, L. Darkwa, C. Hartmann, T. Karbo & C. Mutangadura now available for download on UGSpace: miasa.ug.edu.gh/publications/

📅 Join our director @mehler.bsky.social, Dr Tim Zajontz from @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social & Dr Nneka Okechukwu, former fellow at @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social, this Wednesday at @uni-freiburg.de #Freiburg's Africa Talk: Africa’s positioning in a geopolitically fragmented world shorturl.at/6M8Lj

📚 Recommendation: Our reading list on #Sudan – to understand the current developments in al-Fasher, we must engage critically with current and historical context. Our staff members have collected valuable literature. Available on our website: www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/read...

New (and alerting) article we wrote on the upcoming elections in the Central African Republic. Pls share and discuss - let's keep all eyes on CAR! @democracyinafrica.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social @kristoftiteca.bsky.social @enripicco.bsky.social democracyinafrica.org/continuities...

Continuities and Ruptures Ahead of the December 2025 Elections in the Central African Republic | Democracy in Africa

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🎤Helga Dickow im Interview über die Auswirkungen des Kriegs im #Sudan auf den #Tschad Die Bevölkerung ist unter der auoritären Herrschaft Mahamat Débys zunehmend frustriert – Provokationen könnten auf fruchtbaren Boden fallen. evangelische-zeitung.de/der-krieg-im...

📢 Europäischer Forscher in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik zu Zwangsarbeit verurteilt @timglawion.bsky.social fordert in der @faznet.bsky.social die Freilassung seines Kollegen Joseph Figueira Martin, der 2023 von Söldnern der russischen Wagner-Gruppe verhaftet wurde. www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

Russlands Drohkulisse in Afrika: Europäischer Forscher verurteilt

Ein europäischer Forscher ist in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik zu Zwangsarbeit verurteilt worden. Der Fall stellt auch die Entwicklungsarbeit vor Ort infrage.

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"What is Restitution? Some Conceptual Considerations": MIASA Working Paper by Kodzo B. Gavua (Univ. of Ghana) & Hans Peter Hahn (@goetheuni.bsky.social) now available for download on UGSpace: miasa.ug.edu.gh/publications... #restitution, #culturalartefacts, #museum

Join online The Claude Ake Memorial Lecture with Akosua Adomako Ampofo on "Peacemaking and Healing Strategies: Chronicling Stories of Kindness and Justice Work" Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 15.15- 17.00 (CET) @healingchronicles.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social Register here: nai.uu.se/claudeake2025

Peacemaking and Healing Strategies: Chronicling Stories of Kindness and Justice Work - The Nordic Africa Institute

Although humans have always lived with chaos and suffering, research suggests that feelings of despair and a sense of hopelessness have reached new heights in recent decades, especially for young peop...

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Our Winter School "Inherited Futures: Ruptures and Contestations" is starting tomorrow in Basel! It's part of a EUCOR partnership between the universities of Basel, Strasbourg, and Freiburg, but everyone is welcome to the public sessions. Please contact the Basel organizers here tinyurl.com/bdfx8cj8

In unserem Graduiertenkolleg 2571 „Imperien: Dynamischer Wandel, Temporalität und nachimperiale Ordnungen“ sind 4 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen-Stellen, befristet auf drei Jahre, Teilzeitstelle (65 %), Eintrittstermin: 01.05.2026, zu besetzen!

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie e.V.@dgsoziologie.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📅Film screening & discussion: colonial legacy in land disputes in Kenya Save the Date! 7.11.2025 in Freiburg - our staff member Edwin Mutyenyoka will discuss the implications of the dynamics highlighted in the documentary 🤝 Part of #greenmotions festival www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/events/fi...

Today it has been 500 days since researcher/humanitarian Joseph Figuera Martin has been unjustly imprisoned in the Centr. Afr. Republic. We call for his immediate release: www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum... And we must talk about researcher safety! @kristoftiteca.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

Humanitaire hulpverleners zoals Joseph verdienen bescherming, geen gevangenis

500 dagen is het dat de Belgisch-Portugese hulpverlener Joseph Figueira Martin willekeurig wordt vastgehouden in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek. ‘Mobilisatie doet ertoe’, argumenteren Olivier Vandec...

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#CallforApplications addressing senior researchers @uni-freiburg.de and other Freiburg based research institutions: FRIAS is funding two project groups. The aim of this funding programme is to support multidisciplinary cooperation at an early stage. Read more: uni-freiburg.de/frias/cfa-fr...

„Mit dieser Restitution verbinden wir die Hoffnung, einen Beitrag zu Heilung und Gerechtigkeit zu leisten“, betont Rektorin Krieglstein. "Heute treten wir ihr mit kritischer Aufarbeitung der eigenen universitären Geschichte, Verantwortung und Respekt gegenüber den Herkunftsgesellschaften entgegen.“

Forum Wissen@forumwissen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Universities of Göttingen&Freiburg have returned #humanremains to a delegation from #MarshallIslands @uni-goettingen.de. “It's an important moment for us, the 1st #repatriation of our #ancestors is about restoring their dignity", said Amb. Doreen deBrum. www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Bis zu 14 hochqualifizierte Wissenschaftler:innen in frühen Karrierephasen, die aufgrund ihrer Arbeit in den USA unter politischem Druck stehen, können ihre Forschung künftig @uni-freiburg.de, Tübingen & Konstanz fortsetzen. Das FRIAS hat die Initiative mitbegründet. uni-freiburg.de/neue-fellows...

Deadline approaching - #DAAD #fellowships for the interdisciplinary MSc #Environmental Governance Programme at the @uni-freiburg.de Deadline: 15.10.2025 @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

Africa Centre for Transregional Research@actunifreiburg.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you interested in the interdisciplinary MSc #Environmental Governance Programme at the @uni-freiburg.de ? The German Academic Exchange Service (#DAAD) is offering six #scholarships per year for candidates from #DAC countries. Application open now! www.meg.uni-freiburg.de/admissions/S...

Check out the call for Interdisciplinary Fellow Groups (IFG) at @miasa-ug.bsky.social Deadline: 31.10.2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)@miasa-ug.bsky.social · last yr.

MIASA is inviting proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of #Sustainable #Governance at the Univ. of Ghana for the period Feb-May 2027 @uni-freiburg.de @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @dhi-paris.fr

One week to go: Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27 New deadline: 29 Sept 2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)@miasa-ug.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27 New deadline: 29 Sept 2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p... @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @goetheuni.bsky.social @dhi-paris.fr

📆 Am 5.10.25 findet in #Freiburg das 2. #Afrikaforum statt, organisiert von www.movingafrica.org im #Jazzhaus Mo Assumang, Ann-Kathrin Müller und @ajagbe.bsky.social von der @uni-freiburg.de diskutieren zu #Rassismus Konzert mit der fantastischen www.luciadecarvalho.com @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

📆Vom 26. bis 27.9.25 findet die #Africa Week Germany 2025 in #Freiburg statt unter dem Motto: „Sichtbar / Unverzichtbar“. -> Rolle der afrikanischen #Diaspora in Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Kultur @abi-freiburg.bsky.social @franziscaz.bsky.social german-africainsight.de/einladung-in...

Einladung / Invitation - Africa Week Germany - German-Afrika-Insight e.V

26. – 27. SEPTEMBER 2025 BÜRGERHAUS ZÄHRINGEN LAMEYSTR. 2, 79108 FREIBURG Freitag, 26.09.2025Vorträge:Dr. Leonard Alaribe / Akinola FamsonPodiumsdiskussion / Foto AusstellungAfrikanische Köstlichkeite...

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Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27 New deadline: 29 Sept 2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p... @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @goetheuni.bsky.social @dhi-paris.fr

Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)@friasunifreiburg.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you a #PostDoc or #Professor seeking time to focus on your research in a vibrant, international community? Apply now for the FRIAS Fellowship Programme 2026/27! Deadline: 13 Sept 2025, 13:00 #Fellowship #AcademicJobs #CfA 🔗https://uni-freiburg.de/frias/funding/frias-fellowship-programmes/

The CAT initiative offers teams of #EarlyCareerResarchers (3-5 members) short stays at FRIAS or other European Institutes for Advanced Studies. Deadline: 14 October 2025. More information: uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...

#CallforApplications #CfA for researchers from #Africa: Apply for our fellowship programme 2026/27. Deadline: 12 September 2025, 13:00 (CET) uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...

„#Academic #Freedom and #Knowledge Production in Ghana“ An interview between MIASA Coordinator Agnes Schneider-Musah @agnesjsm.bsky.social and MIASA PI Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of African Studies, Univ. Of Ghana Now available on: miasa.hypotheses.org/4681

Academic Freedom and Knowledge Production in Ghana: An Interview with Chika C. Mba

MIASA Academic Coordinator Dr. Agnes Schneider-Musah interviews Dr. Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana and MIASA’s Principal Investigat...

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