Didier Awadi © Clemens Grün

Fantastic Concert by Didier AWADI at Berlin's Badehaus - Political HipHop (Senegal)

AWADI, founder of the Senegalese HipHop-Pionier group POSITIVE BLACK SOUL (PBS) and most visible representative of the West African HipHop scene performed a fantastic concert at Berlins Badehaus on 24 June 2016! With one of Senegal's best live bands, he presented some songs of...

Boy Saloum © Cristof Echard

AfricAvenir's Non-Commercial Film Distribution

On a non-commercial basis, AfricAvenir has started representing and distributing African feature and documentary films to make them more easily available in German speaking countries. Browse through our growing catalogue!

Third Edition: "50 Jahre Afrikanische Un-Abhängigkeiten" (German only)

African intellectuals and activists, poets, performers and writers critically take stock of 50 years of African In-Dependences. The result is a diverse and thought-provoking volume which makes the current debates about independence and decolonization accessible for a...

Exhibition: "Slave Routes - African Resistance Protagonists"

In the framework of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of UNESCO's "Slave Routes" Project (1994-2014), UNESCO and AfricAvenir invite you to the exhibition about the "Maafa" (Transatlantic Slave Trade) and Slavery "Slave Routes - African Protagonists...

Ken Bugul

Renowned Senegalese Writer Ken Bugul in Germany in November for Readings and Discussions

From 14 November 2016, the great Senegalese writer Ken Bugul will be in Germany for 2-3 weeks for readings, film presentations and discussions. She will present the German translations of two of her novels, her masterpiece "Riwan" as well as one of her latest "Aller et Retour".

BE.BOP 2016

BE.BOP 2016. Black Europe Body Politics. Call & Response. curated by Alanna Lockward, 1-3...

Curated by Alanna Lockward, BE.BOP 2016. BLACK EUROPE BODY POLITICS. CALL & RESPONSE. will take place from 1 to 3 June at Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg Platz in Berlin. The decolonial transdisciplinary and indisciplinary curatorial initiative based in Berlin has had an...

Thomas Sankara

Out Now: First German Publication of Thomas Sankara's Speeches

The first comprehensive publication of Thomas Sankara's speeches in German is now finally out! In a graphically appealing high-quality print featuring historic photos of Sankara, we publish 17 of his most important speeches and his last known interview, all introduced by his...

AfricAvenir's Cheikh Anta Diop Library

Named after the famous panafricanist scholar, AfricAvenir's "Cheikh Anta Diop Library" was opened in 1993 and hosts approximately 5000 volumes, written mainly by Cameroonian or African authors. The library is situated in the direct neighbourhood of more than 50 public and...

PM: Wunsch der Herero nach einer Anna-Mungunda-Straße im Afrikanischen Viertel nicht...

Call for applications - Internship in Cultural and Project Management at AfricAvenir ...

Grenzenlos – Globales Lernen in der beruflichen Bildung

Migrationsgründe anerkennen!

Posterkampagne: Migrationsgründe anerkennen!

Thomas Sankara © Augusta Conchigli

"Ein Revolutionär aus Afrika" - Rezension von "Thomas Sankara: Die Ideen sterben nicht!"...

Interview video avec Emmanuel Mbolela - Auteur de "Mon chemin du Congo vers l´Europe"*