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Beitrag vom 25.07.2020

Achgut.com

"Mein nigerianischer Urgroßvater verkaufte Sklaven"

von Volker Seitz

Während die Diskussion über Sklaverei in Westeuropa und den USA immer schriller wird, bekennt sich die nigerianische Journalistin und Bestsellerautorin Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani („Die meerblauen Schuhe meines Onkels Cash Daddy“) dazu, dass ihr Vorfahre ein Sklavenhändler war. Sie deutet damit an, dass die Geschichte der Sklaverei ein vielschichtiges Thema ist, komplex, und dass nicht mit simplen Schwarz-Weiß-Bewertungen gearbeitet werden kann.

Beitrag vom 23.07.2020

AP

Mali

Negotiations resume as Mali’s political crisis deepens

By BABA AHMED

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Regional mediators are stepping up efforts Thursday in Mali, where the political opposition has renewed its call for protests so that President Ibrahim Boubcar Keita leaves office three years before his final term ends.

Beitrag vom 21.07.2020

FAZ

CORONA, MASERN, EBOLA: Afrika leidet nicht bloß unter einer Krise

VON THILO THIELKE, KAPSTADT

In Zentralafrika wütet derzeit die größte Masernepidemie der Welt: Doch die Fokussierung auf die Corona-Pandemie erschwert den Kampf gegen die Krankheit. Mediziner befürchten einen Rückfall in finstere Zeiten.

Beitrag vom 20.07.2020

The Africa Report

DRC: Under pressure from the US, Tshisekedi reshuffles army

By Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, in Kinshasa

The Congolese head of state, Félix Tshisekedi, has carried out a large but cautious reshuffle within the army. While the highly controversial General John Numbi has been sidelined, other officers under sanctions have been returned to senior positions.

The most significant information to emerge from the many changes made by the Congolese president in the military apparatus is the removal of General John Numbi.

Beitrag vom 20.07.2020

The Africa Report

A grassroots response to the Sahel crisis

The crisis in the Sahel is worsening. The increasing violence is forcing many people to flee. The closure of thousands of schools has deprived hundreds of thousands of children of their right to education.

In response, a group of civil society actors from the Sahel, with backing from across the continent and across the globe, have launched the “People’s Coalition for the Sahel.”

We republish here their manifesto:

A People’s Coalition for the Sahel

Beitrag vom 19.07.2020

FR24 NEWS

“My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves”

Amid the global debate over race relations, colonialism and slavery, some of the Europeans and Americans who have made their fortunes in the human trade have seen their legacies reassessed, their statues toppled and their names removed from public buildings.

Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today’s norms or values.

Beitrag vom 18.07.2020

ap news

Breathtaking virus numbers show normal life still far away

By CARA ANNA

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was poised Saturday to join the top five countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, while breathtaking infection numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight.

Beitrag vom 16.07.2020

Zeit Online

Fünf vor acht / Humanitäre Hilfe

Die westlichen Afrika-Retter sind nicht unschuldig

Eine Kolumne von Andrea Böhm

Das Coronavirus könnte die globale Ungleichheit drastisch vertiefen. Was kann die humanitäre Hilfe leisten? Die Debatte um Reparationen wird nun jedenfalls geführt.

Beitrag vom 15.07.2020

The Africa Report

Tanzania has what it takes to be ‘African economic giant’

East Africa’s sleeping giant is finally awakening. Right in the middle of the global Coronavirus pandemic, Tanzania has provided a rare piece of good news — on 1 July 2020, the country achieved its middle-income vision five years ahead of schedule.

Beitrag vom 13.07.2020

Graensengrenzen

Development Policy Made in BMZ 2030

Thomas Bonschab and Robert Kappel

In the Strategy Department of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), heads must be spinning. Following the Marshall Plan, the many special initiatives, the Corona emergency programme, now the reform concept „BMZ 2030“, with which the ministry also wants to position itself on a European level.

Beitrag vom 13.07.2020

GraensenGrenzen

ENTWICKLUNGSPOLITIK MADE IN BMZ 2030

Beiträge zu Deutschlands Vorsitz im Rat der Europäischen Union

Thomas Bonschab und Robert Kappel

In der Strategieabteilung des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) müssen langsam die Köpfe rauchen. Nach dem Marshallplan, den vielen Sonderinitiativen, dem Corona Sofortprogramm, nun das Reformkonzept „BMZ 2030“, mit dem sich das Ministerium auch europäisch aufstellen will.

Beitrag vom 12.07.2020

BBC News

Sudan scraps apostasy law and alcohol ban for non-Muslims

After more than 30 years of Islamist rule, Sudan has outlined wide-reaching reforms including allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrapping the apostasy law and public flogging.

"We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan," Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said.

A raft of new laws were passed last week but this is the first public explanation of their contents.

Sudan has also banned female genital mutilation (FGM).