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Pierre Nkurunziza´s unconstitutional decision to run for a third period as president led to a two-year conflict in Burundi. Why is the international society seemingly paralyzed when it comes to dealing with the crisis in the relatively small country? East African leaders like Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) and John Magufuli (Tanzania) have used their positions to protect the Burundian president. Burundi...

In the Norwegian political public space a number of identity and ethnicity based questions are ignored or unknown. Prominent writers and feminists like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chibundu Onuzo, to mention a few, write about how hair is a core issue connected to identity and status for Nigerian women, and in general, the African woman. The ideal of the Western hair style makes African women go t...

How does the great number of Somalis in Kenya influence Kenyan politics and policy? Kenya hosts over 550 000 officially registered refugees, with only six countries in the world surpassing that according to the UN. While Western states talk of lack of capacity to handle their refugee influx, the Kenyan numbers have been consistently high. Why is there no talk of a refugee “crisis” leading up to th...

Gjennom bryggerier i elleve afrikanske land har Heineken introdusert nederlandsk øl for et nytt og stadig større marked, men til hvilken pris? Journalisten Olivier van Beemen avslørte i 2015 hvordan selskapet har samarbeidet med totalitære regimer, diktatorer og minst én krigsforbryter. Heineken har dessuten unndratt skatt og vært delaktig i korrupsjon i landene der de opererer. Van Beemens avslør...

Afrika.no fylte ett år i mars 2017. Asta Busingye Lydersen, norsk-ugandisk journalist og skuespiller, kjent fra gruppa Queendom, ledet paneldebatt. Vi spør: Afrikanere som ressurs i norsk Afrikadebatt - hvor langt har vi kommet? Vi ønsker at afrikansk tilhørighet og bakgrunn i sterkere grad blir tatt i bruk som ressurs i norsk debatt om Afrika. Hvordan kan Afrika.no bidra til dette? I panelet: Bir...

I fjor varslet Gambia, Sør-Afrika og Burundi at de ville trekke seg ut fra Den internasjonale straffedomstolen (ICC). Daværende informasjonsminister i Gambia, Sheriff Bojang, begrunnet tilbaketrekkingen med at domstolen har blitt et instrument til forfølgelse av afrikanere og deres ledere. «International Criminal Court, is in fact an International Caucasian Court for the persecution and humiliatio...

(In collaboration with the Norwegian Council for Africa and the Rafto Foundation) Screening of Nowhere to Run + debate: Oil production has caused devastating environmental damages in Nigeria, while the industry has made trillions of dollars. How can oil companies be held accountable for the damages they have caused? How can further environmental destruction be avoided and how can we work better to...

Report launch and panel discussion: Boko Haram beyond the headlines – understanding the origins and future of islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria Join renowned experts in understanding Boko Haram beyond the day-to-day headlines. Under what circumstances came Boko Haram to be and what has ushered the organisation to the center of attention in international coverage of terror organisations? Not...

Tronsmo bookshop and The Norwegian Council for Africa invites you to the launch of Chibundu Onuzo's new book, "Welcome to Lagos". Chibundu will be reading an extract from her book, and through conversation with Andreas Delset, program chief at Litteraturhuset. The event will be open for questions from the audience, and her book will be available in the bookshop. Born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria, Chi...

How can the population boom in African cities be harvested in sustainable growth and development? With an estimated current population of 21 million, Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos is Africa’s premier megacity. Its population is expected to double by 2050 making it (by then) the world’s third largest city. The challenges of sustainable urbanization are brought to the fore in the context of a m...

Yasir Arman is leading Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), a politico-military movement advocating for a just, democratic and secular Sudan. Arman joined SPLM in 1986 and has spent virtually his whole adult life fighting for a Sudan for all Sudanese irrespective of their ethnicity, race or religion. Some say it’s the most forgotten of all forgotten conflicts. Blue Nile and South Kor...

Afrika Nå: Er kontinentet i vekst eller forfall? by Fellesrådet for Afrika

Sammen om 1 million nye jobber i Afrika, Del 2 by Fellesrådet for Afrika

Afrika Nå: Hva skjer egentlig i Sør-Sudan? by Fellesrådet for Afrika

Afrika Nå: can social media and protest bring down Mugabe? by Fellesrådet for Afrika

Sammen Om 1 Million Nye Jobber I Afrika by Fellesrådet for Afrika

Afrika Nå: Kvinners rett til å bestemme over egen kropp i Malawi by Fellesrådet for Afrika