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Douala

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...

Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III

Douala

Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III Awarded by the « A.D. King Foundation »

On the 15 November 2014 Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III was awarded in Atlanta (USA) by the « A.D. King Foundation », the foundation of Reverend A.D. Williams King, brother of the illustrous Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Le bonheur d'Elza

Berlin

African Reflections - AfricAvenir's Film Series at Hackesche Höfe Kino

Since more than ten years, AfricAvenir on a monthly basis screens contemporary and committed films by African filmmakers at Berlin's Hackesche Höfe Cinema and in summer respectively at Freiluftkino Hasenheide. Beyond the narrow perspectives of Western media, which reduce Africa...

Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III commemorating his grand-father Lock Priso

Douala

Commemorating 130 Years of Anti-Colonial Resistance in Cameroon

Anti-colonial resistance in Cameroon has not started with Rudolf Duala Manga Bell in 1914, as is often written, but with Kum'a Mbape (Lock Priso) in August 1884. Through a series of articles in the late Pius Njawe's Le Messager, AfricAvenir is commemorating 130 years of...

Douala / Berlin

Kum'a Ndumbe III.: Gesammelte deutschsprachige Werke

Prince Kum’ a Ndumbe III's anthology of German works, is unsettling, moving and challenging, featuring short stories, letters, theater plays as well as academic texts and essays. The Cameroonian Prince emphasises the common destiny of humanity in a world that has become very...

Windhoek

"Inspiring Young Imaginations" Youth Film Series

AfricAvenir and the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) have started a monthly African Film Series for Children and Youth, hoping to inspire young imaginations. The films will be inspiring, entertaining and educative at the same time.

Yaoundé

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...

Berlin

Decolonial Objections against the Humboldt-Forum

The so-called “Humboldt-Forum”, the centerpiece of the reconstructed Berlin Palace, will host the ethnological collections from Africa, Asia and the Americas. But what kind of symbolism is being created when the ethnological collections, which to a considerable extent are the...

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26. January 2015

Kwame Opoku: Vienna World Museum is Shrinking

Dr. Chika Ezeanya

19. January 2015

Chika Ezeanya’s lecture on “Post-2015: Creating a Pathway for Africa’s Advancement?...

Dr. Ibrahima Hathie

14. January 2015

Dr Ibrahima Hathie: “Is the current consensus on the post-2015 agenda favourable to...

07. January 2015

Projektpraktikum: Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte sichtbar machen

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07. January 2015

AfricAvenir Windhoek setting the scene for the cinema season 2015

Fachkonferenz Dezember 2014

07. January 2015

AfrikAkzent-Radio Feature about the AfricAvenir-Conference „The Post-2015-Agenda -...

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Elza

28.01.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: “Elza” with Director Mariette...

Elza’s mother Bernadette has tried hard to give her daughter everything. She is thrilled when Elza, the first college graduate in the family, completes her master's degree. But Elza breaks her mother's...

Toussaint Louverture

31.01.2015, 19:00 Windhoek

Nambian Premiere: "Toussaint Louverture" Opening the...

Toussaint Louverture is a two-part action epic film of the life of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture who led the first and only successful slave revolt in the history of the world. Do...

Born into Struggle

04.02.2015, 18:30 Windhoek

Namibian Premiere: "Born into Struggle" by Rehad Desai

In this documentary, the filmmaker Rehad Desai takes us on an intimate journey mapped out by the scars etched into his family's life from having a father who was intensely involved in politics. Barney...

Tsitsi Dangarembga

04.02.2015, 19:00 Berlin

A Zimbabwean Chronicle – Film & Reading with Tsitsi...

An internationally acclaimed writer, film director and activist, Tsitsi Dangarembga will share her insightful chronicle of contemporary Zimbabwe from a decidedly feminist perspective. After screening her...

Zambezia

07.02.2015, 10:00 Windhoek

Inspiring Young Imaginations: “Zambezia”

We start the new screening year with a movie for the whole family, Zambezia (also known as Adventures in Zambezia), a South African 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Triggerfish...

Head Gone

08.02.2015, 20:00 Berlin

Berlinale Special: New Nigeria Cinema Night with...

On the occasion of Berlinale 2015, AfricAvenir invites to a New Nigeria Cinema Night with Actor and Producer Wale Ojo in attendance. We will screen a preview trailer of Ojo's short film "The Ghost of...

Valentin Yves Mudimbe

10.02.2015, 12:00 Berlin

Premiere: "Mudimbe's Order of Things" with Jean-Pierre...

In cooperation with Berlinale Forum, we are happy to premiere Jean-Pierre Bekolo's new documentary "Mudimbe's Order of Things", a portrait of one of Africa's most important still living...

L'Oranais

18.02.2015, 20:00 Berlin

German Premiere: "L'Oranais" (The Man from Oran,...

During the first euphoric years following the independence of Algeria, two close friends, Djaffar and Hamid, face a promising future. Over the decades, however, secrets and betrayal drive them apart. Six...

28.02.2015, 11:00

9. Gedenkmarsch zur Erinnerung an die afrikanischen...

Das Komitee für ein afrikanisches Denkmal in Berlin (KADIB) veranstaltet am 28.02.2015 um 11 Uhr in Berlin den 9. Gedenkmarsch zur Erinnerung an die afrikanischen Opfer von Sklavenhandel, Kolonialismus...

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27.01.2015, 18:00 Berlin

Vortrag: Rassismus in der Afrika-Darstellung in deutschen Schulbüchern

Frau Dr. Marmer forscht und veröffentlicht zum Thema Darstellung Afrikas in deutschen Schulbüchern...

Thomas Sankara

28.01.2015, 19:30 Freiburg

Bildung wird gemacht: Captaine Thomas Sankara (Kinofilm)

Nach dem riesen Erfolg des ersten Teils folgt nun die zweite Runde unserer Vortragsreihe. Wir...

01.02.2015, 15:00 Berlin

Beyond the Maps: Lumumba, mort du phrophète (OmeU)

Am 17. Januar 1961, zweihundert Tage nach der Unabhängigkeitserklärung des ehemals Belgisch-Kongo...

08.02.2015, 15:00 Berlin

2006 – 1892 = 114 ans / Jahre & Mueda, Memoria e Massacre

Der Film "2006-1982=114 ans / Jahre" ist Teil eines umfangreicheren filmischen Projekts,...

14.02.2015, 10:00 Berlin

Intersektionale Perspektiven auf Lebensrealitäten von Frauen* Training zu Diskriminierung und Rassismus

Sei es im Supermarkt, in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, im Team, bei der Verhandlung mit Ämtern...

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08. January 2015

Decolonize Hamburg. NOT ABOUT US WITHOUT US!

With a very first municipal concept in Germany, the City of Hamburg undertakes efforts to come to terms with its own...

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07. January 2015

AfricAvenir Windhoek setting the scene for the cinema season 2015

AfricAvenir Windhoek is busy setting up the screening schedule for 2015, bringing once again high quality cinema from...

22. December 2014

PM: Ein weiteres starkes Signal gegen Alltagsrassismus

Erneuter Erfolg bei Klage gegen Rassismus im Münchner Nachtleben: Eine weitere Diskothek muss Schmerzensgeld bezahlen...

28. November 2014

Pressemitteilung – #ZwartePietNiet & #FergusonIsEverywhere: Die...

Am kommenden Samstag, den 29. November 2014 organisiert die Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland Bund e.V. (ISD)...

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