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German Acknowledgements a Milestone in our Struggle (by Ida Hoffmann / Nama Technical Committee)
The German Government’s Director General for African Affairs is reported to have apologised on 1 February 2012 for the “atrocities” committed by the German Government against the Herero and Nama people: “We ask for forgiveness for these... |+| read article
OCD-1904 Position on the present German Government’s historic responsibility over Namibia
Presented to Mr. Walter Lindner, Director General for African Affairs, of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of his audience with the supreme chief (Ombara Onene) Kaihepovazandu Alphons Maharero, for the attention of the German... |+| read article
Review of "Juju Factory" by Hans-Christian Mahnke, AfricAvenir, Windhoek, Namibia
“Juju Factory” provides an adroit analysis of issues of immigration and integration. The film brilliantly questions ideas of “authentic” representations of “Africaness,” introducing a complex cinematic language that shows how contemporary African film... |+| read article
Vidéos: Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III invité de La Grande Tribune sur Equinoxe Television
Vendredi 16.12.2011 à 20h30 le Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III était l'invité dans l'émission La Grande Tribune sur Equinoxe Télévision faisant face en direct à 4 journalistes pendant 1H30. Il était question de l'histoire du Cameroun et de sa souveraineté après 50... |+| read article
"Nouvelles interdites - Nouvelles de notre temps" par le Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III
Nouvelles Interdites : un livre sur les événements malheureux mais déterminants qui ont marqué le Cameroun et l’Afrique au lendemain des indépendances, des nouvelles rédigées par Kum’a Ndumbe III entre 1970 et 1975, donc à peine dix ans après... |+| read article
Kwame Opoku: Nok Once More
In this article, columnist Kwame Opoku comments on a recent article by Karl- Ferdinand Schaedler in the catalogue accompanying the recent exhibition AFRIKA AFRIQUE AFRICA in Vienna entitled “Against the Destruction of Art Objects - The Other Side of... |+| read article
Hassouna Mansouri: "Waiting for Robin Hood" - A Review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)
In this review of the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), Hassouna Mansouri takes a critical look at some of the well-intentioned films by European directors about Africa and asks: In how far can European filmmakers substitute their... |+| read article
AfricAvenir Bücher & Medien zum Aktionspreis
Sie suchen ein außergewöhnliches Weihnachtsgeschenk für einen besonderen Menschen? Dann haben wir etwas für Sie: Die Publikationen von AfricAvenir bündeln die Stimmen und Perspektiven hochkarätiger afrikanischer Intellektueller, Wissenschaftler/innen... |+| read article
Neue Publikation: „Oral Nollywood – Trauma und Heilung“ von Nkechinyere Mbakwe
AfricAvenir präsentiert die erste umfangreiche deutschsprachige Publikation zu Nollywood. “Nollywood“ bezeichnet die mittlerweile drittgrößte Filmindustrie der Welt, nach Hollywood in den USA und Bollywood in Indien. In weniger als 20 Jahren hat sich... |+| read article
Open Memorandum to the German State and the German People (by the Nama Technical Committee)
28 November 2011. It was reported that the German Ambassador to Namibia, 2011, on Wednesday, 16th November signed N$660 million agreement for infra-structure and land reform. It was further reported that at the occasion he stated the following amongst others:... |+| read article
Press Release: The “Hidden Agenda” Claim of the German Ambassador and the Return of 13 Skulls from Germany
In reacting to the German Ambassador to Namibia, Egon Kochanke, who was quoted last week as saying Namibians who collected the skulls from Germany had a hidden agenda and had created a negative impression about bilateral relations between the two... |+| read article
Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III.: Afrika ist im Aufbruch, Afrika ist die Zukunft
Bei diesem Text handelt es sich um den Eröffnungsvortrag von Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III. bei der Tagung "ÜberMorgen – Trendsetter Afrika", organisiert von der Universität Bayreuth - Institut für Afrikastudien (IAS) und der Stadt... |+| read article
Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III: Appel à l’intelligentsia européenne et nord-américaine pendant l’agression concertée de leurs gouvernements contre les peuples africains en 2011
Ce texte sera présentée par le Prince Kum'a Ndumbe III lors de l'ouverture de la conférence "(Post-)Colonialism between Cameroon and Germany – Knowledge, Science and Justice", les 19 et 20 september 2011 à l'Université Goethe de Francfort en... |+| read article

















