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EN An European Green Deal for Climate Justice?
Today the European Parliament will organize a hearing for Frans Timmermans to assess his suitability for the position of Executive Vice President responsible for the European Green Deal. This Green Deal aims to set Europe on a path towards becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. It should become Europe’s hallmark and requires collective ambition, political leadership and a just transition for the most affected. As climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, Timmermans has a very important task to fulfill.
Uitgebreid Afrikaans theaterprogramma op Holland Festival 2019
Het Holland Festival is het grootste internationale podiumkunsten festival van Nederland en in juni vindt alweer de 72ste editie plaats in Amsterdam. Tijdens het festival is opera, (muziek)theater, dans en meer te zien uit de hele wereld. Dit jaar zijn voor het eerst twee associate artists verbonden aan het festival, William Kentridge uit Zuid-Afrika en Faustin Linyekula uit Congo. Er zal veel werk uit Afrika te zien zijn van de twee associate artists en kunstenaars die hen inspireren.
Sudan: protests, a coup d’état and the role of woman
Since December 2018 a rising amount of protests have been taking place in the country of Sudan. This started off as a reaction to the president’s decision to raise taxes on food and petrol and a protest against low living standards. This quickly evolved into larger protests against the president and his regime, eventually even resulting in a military coup d’etat last month. Former president Omar al-Bashir was arrested. To this day, protests are still happening and have evolved into a place for the Sudanese people to come together and decide over their own future.
Afrikadag 2019 groot succes!
Ook dit jaar was de Afrikadag weer een groot succes. Lees hier het sfeerverslag terug van deze inspirerende dag.
‘La mobilité, c’est le Sénégal’: the context of migration in Senegal
Senegal is a country of migration. According to the World Bank, 10% of the GDP of the country consists of remittances. Those are financial contributions, sent by Senegalese people living outside the country, which is 5% of the Senegalese population. Most of them live in Europe and African countries in the region. With such a large amount of the population living abroad, the question arises: what is the role of migration in Senegal? To understand this, we first need to understand a bit more about the context of migration in Senegal, and in the broader region of ‘sub-Saharan Africa’.
Political protests and migration: is there a link?
A surprise move in Algeria two weeks ago. On Monday 11 March, 82-year old president Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he would not seek a fifth term. At the same time, he cancelled the elections which would take place on 18 April. Citizens in Algeria have protested his candidacy since February. Bouteflika is rarely seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013. Some commentators link the recent protests in Algeria with the Arab Spring protests of 2011. It is not surprising then, that there exists fear of increasing numbers of Algerian migrants wanting to flee towards Europe.
Arabische invloed als prijs voor vrede in de Hoorn van Afrika?
In september 2018 ondertekenden de Ethiopische Premier Abiy Ahmed en de Eritrese President Isaias Afwerki een vredes- en vriendschapsverklaring: een ‘vredeskus’ tussen buurlanden die tot voor kort elkaars aartsvijanden waren. Feestelijke getuigen waren o.a. VN-Secretaris Generaal António Guterres en de Saoedische kroonprins Mohammed bin Salman.
In de Westerse media werd vooral ‘Hosanna!’ geroepen over de toenadering tussen Ethiopië en Eritrea, maar wie waren werkelijk de architecten van de toenadering tussen de twee aartsvijanden?
Blogs from Tunisia 5: How to create new hope?
FMS researcher Anne is in Tunisia to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
Migration: African Perspectives – hoofdthema Afrikadag 2019!
Sinds de zomer van 2015 is migratie een van de belangrijkste kwesties in de Europese politiek. Terwijl migratie naar de EU afneemt, blijft het onderwerp populair. Ook bij Europese de verkiezingen in 2019 speelt dit onderwerp een grote rol. De grote vraag in deze discussies is: hoe kan irreguliere migratie naar de Europese Unie verminderd worden?
Blogs from Tunisia 4: Equal partnerships around the world
FMS researcher Anne is in Tunisia to talk about migration. Why do people want to migrate? How do they see their future? And what policy could be implemented to prevent irregular migration? Read her newest story here!
