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18.11.23

Pakhuis de Zwijger
Amsterdam

Order your tickets now for Afrikadag 2023!

Saturday the 18th of November, the annual Africa Day is back! For 25 years, this has been the main event about Africa in the Netherlands. A day packed with workshops, debates, lectures, literature, films, music, a fashion show, and much more! Order your tickets now!
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Sign-up now as volunteer at Afrikadag! 

Saturday the 18th of November, the annual Africa Day takes place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam! For 25 years, this has been the main event about Africa in the Netherlands. A day packed with workshops, debates, lectures and culture. For example, a discussion on oil pollution in Uganda with Ugandan climate activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, an election debate between candidates for the upcoming Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) elections, a literature programme by Boekhandel Athenaeum, and much more. The day concludes with a live music performance and a film screening.
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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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Only one week: Afrikadag 2022!

In just one week time on Saturday May 28 the Afrikadag 2022 will take place! This day is all about African-European cooperation. With important Dutch names such as Jan Pronk, Bert Koenders, Kiza Magendane and Joris Thijssen (PvdA). Other Dutch politicians include Tom van der Lee (GroenLinks), Jan Klink (VVD), Sylvana Simons (Bij1), Marieke Koekkoek (Volt), Christine Theunissen (PvdD) and Alexander Hammelburg (D66)! There is a band Boule Mpanya and comedian Mo Hersi! And most important are perhaps our special African guests, such as the great politician and one of the first three female Kenyan governors Charity Kaluki Ngilu. Others are Faten Aggad (Senior Policy Advisor African Climate Foundation), Nondumiso Nsibande (Director ActionAid South-Africa) and Mariam Oyiza Aliyu (Nigerian women's rights activist).
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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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The programme and ticket sale have gone LIVE!

The workshops at the 2022 Afrikadag are all explained on the programme page. Like every year there are many interesting ones! Check them out carefully before buying your ticket, because you will be putting together your own personal programme. In between the workshops you will be able to wander around the beautiful KIT and enjoy the inspirational market fair. There will be African themed books by bookstore Athenaeum, African art, food and much more. If you want to come with children, that is possible! They can enjoy themselves at the special children programme, whilst you visit your workshops. Do not forget to sign-up for the closing ceremony, after which of course there will be the opportunity to join for drinks! On behalf of the Afrikdag-team we are very much looking forward to welcoming all of you on Saturday 28 May at 10:00!
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