For us, peace, reconciliation, and development in Africa are a task for society as a whole – including in Germany. That is why we initiate debates here and create space for exchange. It is particularly important to us that migrants can actively help shape development debates and initiatives.
2012
our first education project
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major event every year, usually an AMK Symposium
2021
since then mostly hybrid: in person and online
Our first education project was the 2012 series “Security Issues in Northwest Africa”: three panel discussions on the conflicts in the region, their origins, and their background. Since then, we have hosted at least one major event every year, usually an AMK Symposium. These are complemented by smaller formats. We take up current developments and regularly focus on particular regions.
Events and projects
Future Workshop 2026: Cameroon – On the Path to a Third Republic?
Perspectives and scenarios for a peaceful, democratic transition in Cameroon, at the Haus der Jugend in Berlin-Wedding and online.
AMK Symposium 2025: Sudan in an Ongoing Nightmare
How can the forgotten war in Sudan be ended? Our second symposium on Sudan, together with NARUD e.V. and Sudania e.V.
2024
AMK Symposium 2024: Peace for Sudan!
How can the war in Sudan be ended? Our first symposium on Sudan, with a special focus on the role of women and young people.
AMK Symposium 2023: West Africa – Opportunities for Democratization?
After the coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger: What opportunities are there for democratic development in West Africa?
AMK Symposium 2022 on the Sahel Region
How can the Sahel region achieve independent and sovereign development on an equal footing? With a focus on Mali and Niger.
2016/17
Coming Together Through Dialogue
2016 and 2017: discussion groups, panels, and project days at schools on the causes of flight and respectful treatment of refugees.
How we work
Symposia
Researchers, diplomats, and civil society activists take the floor, many of them from the African diaspora. Short presentations are followed by a panel and an open discussion with the audience.
Future Workshops
Participants work together to develop visions and first steps toward making them a reality – for example on the future of Cameroon in 2019 and 2026.
With school classes
In 2017, in the project “Coming Together Through Dialogue”, we worked with school classes on the causes of flight and on human rights.
During school vacation
In the AfrisCool summer program, we combined sports with global learning for children.
Since 2021, our symposia have mostly been held in a hybrid format: in person in Berlin-Wedding and online. Simultaneous interpretation, for example between German and English or French, makes access easier for many people. Participation is free of charge.
Our annual themes since 2012
- 2012 Security Issues in Northwest Africa,
- 2013 Peace in West Africa,
- 2014 Hèrè Dòròn! – Only Peace in Mali,
- 2015 Peace and Development in Central Africa,
- 2016 BurkinAfrique – African Perspectives on Peace and Development,
- 2017 Peace and Development in Africa between Religion and Politics,
- 2018 Cameroon 2035 – United, Stable, Peaceful?,
- 2019 Cameroon – Visions for a Third Republic,
- 2020 Peace and Development in the Sahel Region,
- 2021 Democratic Stability in Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea,
- 2022 Self-Determined Development as Equals in the Sahel Region,
- 2023 West Africa – Opportunities for Democratization?,
- 2024 Peace for Sudan!,
- 2025 Sudan’s ongoing nightmare,
- 2026 Cameroon – Scenarios for a Democratic Transformation,
You can read more about many of these events under Events.
At a glance
- Formats: symposia, panel discussions, Future Workshops, and workshops
- Recent venues: Kurt-Schumacher-Haus and Haus der Jugend in Berlin-Wedding, plus online
- Partners include NARUD e.V., Sudania e.V., Landesnetzwerk Afrikanischer Vereine (LAV), and moveGLOBAL e.V.
- Recent funding: Engagement Global on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises