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DUALA MANGA BELL: comment le drame est-il né? Lecture de l’ouvrage „Hickory Town“ à la Fondation AfricAvenir, Douala,
A l’occasion du TET’ Ekombo et des Heroes Days du 7 au 9 août 2012, la Fondation AfricAvenir international est heureuse de présenter au public camerounais et international le nouvel ouvrage de Karin Oyono, Hickory Town, roman historique sur les drames qui ont secoué le Cameroun au début de la colonisation, et les traces profondes laissées par ces événéments jusqu’aujourd’hui, drames qui…
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OPEN AIR CINEMA: „WWW – What a Wonderful World” (Original with German Subtitles) by Faouzi Bensaïdi (Morocco), Thursday, 2.8.2012 at 9:15 p.m. at Freiluftkino Hasenheide
On Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 9:15 p.m. AfricAvenir in cooperation with Planète Métis is screening the Nouvelle Vague Maroccan Cult Movie „WWW – What a Wonderful World“ by Faouzi Bensaïdi at Freiluftkino Hasenheide in Berlin-Neukölln. Steeped in political symbolism, it tells the story of a hired killer, who falls in love with a policewoman. „WWW – What a Wonderful World“…
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Zimbabwean Premiere: „The Lion’s Point of View“ by Hip Hop Star Didier Awadi, at Book Café, WED, 1st August 2012, 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, 1st August 2012 at 6 p.m., the European Union Delegation to Zimbabwe in cooperation with Book Café, Magamba, Pamberi Trust and AfricAvenir is presenting the Zimbabwean premiere of the panafricanist documentary film "Lions Point of View" by senegalese HipHop star Didier Awadi (2011, Original with English subtitles) at Book Café, 139 S. Machel Av./ 6th Street, Harare, Entrance: FREE. As with rapping, Awadi sees making films…
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Überarbeitete Vision und Mission von AfricAvenir Berlin
Von Zeit zu Zeit ist es angebracht, seine Visionen und Ziele kritisch zu überprüfen. Einem solchen introspektiven Prozess haben wir uns seit Anfang 2011 unterzogen. Ergebnisse sind eine umfassende Vision, welche das langfristige Ziel unserer Arbeit formuliert, sowie eine konkretere Mission, welche den Rahmen setzt für all unsere Aktivitäten: Aufarbeitung, Anerkennung und Austausch.nVisionAfricAvenir steht für ein…
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Awards Annoucement: 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Film 23-28 June 2012
The Jury of the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Film which took place between 23-28 June 2012 is proud to announce the Award winning filmslisted below. The Jury President Hans-Christian Mahnke, Head of AfricAvenir Namibia, sais in his speech that the task of the Jury is to choose n"the ‘primus inter pares’,…
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Amber Murrey: The revolution and the emancipation of women – A Reflection on Sankara’s Speech, 25 Years Later
Firs published by Pambazuka.org: The life and work of Thomas Sankara can be taken as a reminder of both the power and potential for human agency to enact transformation. I would like to situate my ideas within the geo-political context of the popular uprisings that continue to take place around the world as people organise…
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World Premiere of the English version: „Cameroon – Autopsy of an Independence“, a documentary about the secret colonial war by France in Cameroon, SAT, 28 July 2012, 19h, Goethe-Centre Windhoek
On Saturday, 28 July 2012 at 7 pm AfricAvenir invites to the Namibian Premiere of the documentary „Cameroon – Autopsy of an Independence“ (Original with English subtitles, France/Cameroon, 2008, 54 min) by Valérie Osouf and Gaelle Le Roy. It is at the same time the World Premiere of the English subtitled version of the film!nAttention: New venue! The screening series „African Perspectives“ has moved…
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Dialogue Forum with Nkechinyere Mbakwe: Nollywood – Pure Profit-Making or Healing of the Colonial Trauma? Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 19h, GLS Language School Berlin
On Tuesday, 17 July 2012 at 19h AfricAvenir invites to a Dialogue Forum with Dr. phil. Nkechinyere Mbakwe on the topic "Nollywood – Pure Profit-Making or Healing of the Colonial Trauma?" (in German) at GLS Language School in Berlin. The author of the AfricAvenir publication "Nollywood – Trauma and Healing" is research assistant at the worldwide first Research Centre dedicated to the study of Nollywood at Pan-African…
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Film Screening: „Izulu Lami – My Secret Sky“ by Director Madoda Ncayiyana (South Africa), WED 11 July 2012, 18h30, FNCC in Windhoek
On Wednesday, 11 July 2012 at 18h30 AfricAvenir & Franco Namibian Cultural Centre present the South African film "Izulu Lami – My Secret Sky" by Director Madoda Ncayiyana (South Africa 2008 | 97 min) at FNCC, 118 Robert Mugabe Avenue (free entrance). Filmed in eThekweni and based on the experiences of the city’s homeless children, Izulu Lami is a heartrending tale…
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Le 15 juin 2012 à Berlin: Manifestation „Justice pour Sankara“ à l’occasion de la visite en Allemagne de Blaise Compaoré
Devant l’hôtel Adlon où Blaise Compaoré devait rencontrer un groupe parlementaire, des citoyens allemands et africains ont brandit des pancartes « Justice pour Sankara Justice pour l’Afrique » et « Contre l’impunité au Burkina Faso » à l’appel de la Fondation Africavenir Une lettre a été envoyé au président du parlement allemand et aux députés, au ministre de la…