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Africa Centre for Transregional Research
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Scientific center for Transregional, Reciprocal African Studies and Societal Exchange at the University of Freiburg. https://act.uni-freiburg.de/en
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Africa Centre for Transregional Research @actunifreiburg.bsky.social · Oct 2
Check out the call for Interdisciplinary Fellow Groups (IFG) at @miasa-ug.bsky.social
Deadline: 31.10.2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
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📅Film screening & discussion: colonial legacy in land disputes in Kenya

Save the Date! 7.11.2025 in Freiburg - our staff member Edwin Mutyenyoka will discuss the implications of the dynamics highlighted in the documentary

🤝 Part of #greenmotions festival
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October 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Today it has been 500 days since researcher/humanitarian Joseph Figuera Martin has been unjustly imprisoned in the Centr. Afr. Republic. We call for his immediate release: www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum...
And we must talk about researcher safety!
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Humanitaire hulpverleners zoals Joseph verdienen bescherming, geen gevangenis
500 dagen is het dat de Belgisch-Portugese hulpverlener Joseph Figueira Martin willekeurig wordt vastgehouden in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek. ‘Mobilisatie doet ertoe’, argumenteren Olivier Vandec...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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#CallforApplications addressing senior researchers @uni-freiburg.de and other Freiburg based research institutions: FRIAS is funding two project groups. The aim of this funding programme is to support multidisciplinary cooperation at an early stage. Read more: uni-freiburg.de/frias/cfa-fr...
October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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„Mit dieser Restitution verbinden wir die Hoffnung, einen Beitrag zu Heilung und Gerechtigkeit zu leisten“, betont Rektorin Krieglstein. "Heute treten wir ihr mit kritischer Aufarbeitung der eigenen universitären Geschichte, Verantwortung und Respekt gegenüber den Herkunftsgesellschaften entgegen.“
forumwissen.bsky.social Forum Wissen @forumwissen.bsky.social · Oct 8
The Universities of Göttingen&Freiburg have returned #humanremains to a delegation from #MarshallIslands @uni-goettingen.de. “It's an important moment for us, the 1st #repatriation of our #ancestors is about restoring their dignity", said Amb. Doreen deBrum.

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...
Delegation der Marshall Islands und Partnerinnen aus Deutschland platzieren Kartons mit menschlichen Gebeinen für Übergabezeremonie
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Bis zu 14 hochqualifizierte Wissenschaftler:innen in frühen Karrierephasen, die aufgrund ihrer Arbeit in den USA unter politischem Druck stehen, können ihre Forschung künftig @uni-freiburg.de, Tübingen & Konstanz fortsetzen. Das FRIAS hat die Initiative mitbegründet. uni-freiburg.de/neue-fellows...
Entrane to Harvard Universit as symbolic picture for the programme post docs under pressure FRIAS Uni Freiburg
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Deadline approaching - #DAAD #fellowships for the interdisciplinary MSc #Environmental Governance Programme at the @uni-freiburg.de

Deadline: 15.10.2025

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actunifreiburg.bsky.social Africa Centre for Transregional Research @actunifreiburg.bsky.social · Aug 7
Are you interested in the interdisciplinary MSc #Environmental Governance Programme at the @uni-freiburg.de ?

The German Academic Exchange Service (#DAAD) is offering six #scholarships per year for candidates from #DAC countries.

Application open now!

www.meg.uni-freiburg.de/admissions/S...
DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries — MSc Environmental Governance Programme
www.meg.uni-freiburg.de
October 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Check out the call for Interdisciplinary Fellow Groups (IFG) at @miasa-ug.bsky.social
Deadline: 31.10.2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
October 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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One week to go: Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27

New deadline: 29 Sept 2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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📆 Am 5.10.25 findet in #Freiburg das 2. #Afrikaforum statt, organisiert von www.movingafrica.org
im #Jazzhaus

Mo Assumang, Ann-Kathrin Müller und @ajagbe.bsky.social von der @uni-freiburg.de diskutieren zu #Rassismus

Konzert mit der fantastischen www.luciadecarvalho.com

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September 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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📆Vom 26. bis 27.9.25 findet die #Africa Week Germany 2025 in #Freiburg statt unter dem Motto: „Sichtbar / Unverzichtbar“.
-> Rolle der afrikanischen #Diaspora in Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Kultur
@abi-freiburg.bsky.social @franziscaz.bsky.social

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Einladung / Invitation - Africa Week Germany - German-Afrika-Insight e.V
26. – 27. SEPTEMBER 2025 BÜRGERHAUS ZÄHRINGEN LAMEYSTR. 2, 79108 FREIBURG Freitag, 26.09.2025Vorträge:Dr. Leonard Alaribe / Akinola FamsonPodiumsdiskussion / Foto AusstellungAfrikanische Köstlichkeite...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27

New deadline: 29 Sept 2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

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September 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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friasunifreiburg.bsky.social Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social · Jul 16
Are you a #PostDoc or #Professor seeking time to focus on your research in a vibrant, international community?
Apply now for the FRIAS Fellowship Programme 2026/27!
Deadline: 13 Sept 2025, 13:00
#Fellowship #AcademicJobs #CfA
🔗https://uni-freiburg.de/frias/funding/frias-fellowship-programmes/
Informational graphic for the FRIAS Fellowship Programmes 2026/27. It lists three types of fellowships: Early Career Fellowships – 4 to 10 months for researchers with a doctoral degree and up to 8 years of postdoctoral experience. Senior Fellowships – 3 to 8 months for researchers with a doctoral degree and at least 8 years of postdoctoral experience. Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship Programme for Researchers from Africa – 6 months for researchers with a doctoral degree, at least 8 years of postdoctoral experience, and affiliation with an institution in Africa. Application deadline: 13 September 2025, 13:00.
September 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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The CAT initiative offers teams of #EarlyCareerResarchers (3-5 members) short stays at FRIAS or other European Institutes for Advanced Studies. Deadline: 14 October 2025.
More information: uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
August 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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#CallforApplications #CfA for researchers from #Africa:
Apply for our fellowship programme 2026/27.
Deadline: 12 September 2025, 13:00 (CET)
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
August 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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„#Academic #Freedom and #Knowledge Production in Ghana“

An interview between MIASA Coordinator Agnes Schneider-Musah @agnesjsm.bsky.social and MIASA PI Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of African Studies, Univ. Of Ghana

Now available on: miasa.hypotheses.org/4681
Academic Freedom and Knowledge Production in Ghana: An Interview with Chika C. Mba
MIASA Academic Coordinator Dr. Agnes Schneider-Musah interviews Dr. Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana and MIASA’s Principal Investigat...
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July 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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We are thrilled to announce a Special Issue in Africa Today on „Rethinking #Women‘s #Political #Power in #West Africa“ edited by members of MIASA IFG9 Gretchen Bauer @udelaware.bsky.social, Erdmute Alber @unibayreuth.bsky.social and Akosua Darkwah, Univ. Of Ghana.

muse.jhu.edu/issue/55236
Project MUSE - Africa Today-Volume 71, Number 3-4, Spring/Summer 2025
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July 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Less than 2 weeks to go - check out the MIASA Individual Fellowships at the University of Ghana!
miasa-ug.bsky.social Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) @miasa-ug.bsky.social · Aug 26
Three more weeks to apply for a MIASA Individual Fellowship at the University of Ghana for the academic year 2026/27

Deadline is 15 September 2025

More infos: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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👉Open call for applications for Individual Residential #Fellowships at #MIASA at the Univ. of Ghana in 2026/27.

Deadline: 15 Sept

Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
Fellowship Programme - MIASA - Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa
MIASA offers different types of fellowships. Central to the thematic identity of MIASA is that the research topics must match MIASA’s umbrella topic
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August 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
actunifreiburg.bsky.social
Are you interested in the interdisciplinary MSc #Environmental Governance Programme at the @uni-freiburg.de ?

The German Academic Exchange Service (#DAAD) is offering six #scholarships per year for candidates from #DAC countries.

Application open now!

www.meg.uni-freiburg.de/admissions/S...
DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries — MSc Environmental Governance Programme
www.meg.uni-freiburg.de
August 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
actunifreiburg.bsky.social
Are you a #PostDoc or #Professor seeking time to focus on your research in a vibrant, international community?
Apply now for the FRIAS Fellowship Programme 2026/27

Deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 13:00
#Fellowship #AcademicJobs #CfA

🔗 uni-freiburg.de/frias/fundin...
FRIAS Fellowship Programmes – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
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July 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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MIASA is inviting proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of #Sustainable #Governance at the Univ. of Ghana for the period Feb-May 2027

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July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Memories of German colonialism in Cameroon

Die beste Nachricht des Tages: Prof. Albert Gouaffo erhält Grimm-Preis des @daadworldwide.bsky.social

@djaten.bsky.social @sylvienjobati.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social

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Grimm-Preis für kamerunischen Forscher
Prof. Dr. Albert Gouaffo von der Universität Dschang erhält den Jacob- und Wilhelm-Grimm-Preis des DAAD. Er forscht zur deutschen Kolonialzeit in Kamerun.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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📢 Reminder: Call for Panels
🌍 "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"

SGAS-VAD conference 📅26-28 Aug 2026 📍Basel, Switzerland

‼️Panel submission deadline: 31 July 2025
🔗 Submit your proposal now: www.africanperspectives.ch

#CallForPanels #AfricanStudies #VAD2026 #SGAS2026
July 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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📆 Afrikanisches Erbe in Europa - Aufführung von #Dahomey &"If Objects could speak", Diskussion mit #KokouAzamede & @richardlegay.bsky.social

👉24.7. um 19.30 Uhr im Kommunalen Kino #Freiburg

@abi-freiburg.bsky.social @decolonialitynow.bsky.social

www.koki-freiburg.de/dahomey-if-o...
Afrikanisches Erbe in Europa | Kommunales Kino Freiburg
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July 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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One week left before the deadline - check out the Freiburg Rising Stars Academy 2025–26, hosted by @uni-freiburg.de @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social

Deadline: 15.7. ➡️https://uni-freiburg.de/frsa/application/
actunifreiburg.bsky.social Africa Centre for Transregional Research @actunifreiburg.bsky.social · Jun 24
👩‍🎓 Call for applications: Freiburg Rising Stars Academy 2025–26, hosted by @uni-freiburg.de

➡️For outstanding PhD candidates, postdocs, and early career researchers from around the world for collaborative research and international exchange

Deadline: 15.7. ➡️https://uni-freiburg.de/frsa/application/
July 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM