AfricAvenir Publications

Over the years, AfricAvenir has produced a multitude of books, periodicals, dossiers, papers and reports which altogether constitute a powerful Africa-centred discourse.

Nozipho Mabebe Wright: Who has access to renewable energies in Africa?

In her paper "Who has access to renewable energies in Africa?" the Energia Africa Programme Coordinator Nozipho Mabebe Wright discusses the importance of renewable energies for... |+| read article

Dr. El Mostafa Jamea: Local Alternatives to Desertec Initiative in North Africa

The Moroccan energy expert Dr. El Mostafa Jamea questions in his paper “Local Alternatives to Desertec Initiative in North Africa" the benefits of the large-scale... |+| read article

Kwame Opoku: What Game was James Cuno Playing in Davos?

Cultural commentator Kwame Opoku is seeing red after reading Lee Rosenbaum’s comments on James Cuno’s participation in the World Eonomic Forum, Davos, as well as Cuno’s report of his own performance at the Swiss holiday... |+| read article

Nnimmo Bassey: Between Eti Uwem and Green Capitalism (Green Democracy)

In the framework of "Paradoxes of Sustainability" the Nigerian environmental activist, Nnimmo Bassey, who is also a poet and the... |+| read article

Kwame Opoku: Declaration on the Importance and Value of the Universal Museum (DIVUM): Singular Failure of an Arrogant Imperialist Project

The Declaration on the Importance and Value of the Universal Museum (DIVUM) of 2002 in now 10 years old. The DIVUM, writes Kwame Opoku, is a very remarkable document that differs essentially from other declarations and documents that include in their title... |+| read article