What happens after the Afrikadag?
The Afrikadag is not solely a yearly returning event about Africa. Much effort is put in by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and Foundation Max van der Stoel (FMS) after an Afrikadag to build upon the valuable conversations of the day..
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WECF & WEP talk Feminist Forest Preservation
“They should be left standing,” urges John Baaki about the trees of the African tropical forest. A simple statement that captures the core of the complex puzzle that is forest preservation. Why is it so important to preserve the African forests and what role do Dutch policies have to play in protecting them? Preceding the Afrikadag workshop by Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), WECF Netherlands Director Christy Aikhorin sits down with longstanding partner John Baaki from Women Environmental Programme (WEP), to ask John all about WEP’s work on gender, climate change and forest preservation – and how they are all interconnected.
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African voices need to be heard
The African continent is rich and diverse in culture, nature and natural resources. In addition, it has a fast growing young population. This combination means there lie endless possilities. Already in a previous article it was emphasized that young Africans cannot wait to be working on a bright future for their respective countries. It is essential that such voices are being heard! For many years we have been organising the Afrikadag, of which the main aim was to include such voices the Dutch civil discussion on European-African cooperation.
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Towards the EU-Africa Summit
Last December, President Macron spoke of establishing a "fair system of peace and prosperity" at the upcoming EU-Africa Summit in Brussels on February 17 and 18. Now that France holds the EU presidency, and Macron will therefore host this sixth summit, he can start to make real progress on this ambition. According to the African Union (AU), this is an important moment for creating a long-term cooperation that represents more than just a donor-and-recipient relationship.
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IOM and NABC share their newest projects
Due to the cancelation of the Afrikadag this year, our Afrikadag partners weren’t able to present their projects and ideas. Nonetheless we would like to share the topics and issues that would have been discussed during this day. The International Organization for Immigration (IOM) and the Netherlands African Business Council (NABC) were ready to present and discuss their work on circular migration during the Afrikadag, which we are happy to share here with you!
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Corona and the Continent: What Might Happen in Africa?
That the coronavirus pandemic affects everyone is becoming more and more visible every day. Most of us in the Netherlands are now working from home, filling our spare time with creative indoor alternatives to going out as events, like the Afrikadag, have been cancelled. Despite disrupting the daily lives of people all around the world, the coronavirus, or COVID-19, is feared to affect countries with weaker health systems and economies more drastically than others, including those in Africa.
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