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Broos Institute, the Afrocentric educational institute that launched the first university African studies program in the Netherlands, has launched a crowdfunding campaign this week for its African partner The Millar Institute.

One thing is immediately clear when you meet Gambian students Amie Saidykahn and Pa Malick Jobe: they share a commitment to establishing a sustainable and equal trade system between their home country and the rest of the world. Together with fellow student Kaddy Kumba Jallow and activist Omar Mboob they form the Gambian department of […]

Students from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS) are set to spend a week on a former plantation in Boven Suriname in the last week of January 2025, where they will conduct archaeological research into the living conditions of enslaved Africans. This unique trajectory, which is partly made possible with funds from the Netherlands, is part of a project by the Broos Institute for Afrocentric Studies and Research, in collaboration with its sister foundation US4US in Suriname and the AdeKUS.

KIGALI, Rwanda — The African School of Governance (ASG) officially launched on January 14, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda and opened recruitment for its Inaugural Cohort for 2025/2026. The Grand Launch convened with distinguished leaders, policymakers, academics, and stakeholders from across Africa and beyond to celebrate the establishment of ASG as a pioneering school of governance, and Co-founded by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

The Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub connects registered businesses across Africa on a single platform, helping them benefit from opportunities in the unified market of 1.4 billion people created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

The London-based New African magazine has released its highly anticipated annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024. The list reflects the shifting trends and priorities in Africa, as the continent faces new challenges and opportunities. The list celebrates the achievements and contributions of Africans from various fields and sectors who have made a positive impact on the continent and the world over the past year.

One in three children living in conflict or fragile countries around the world were out of school in 2024 which was three times the rate of children globally missing out on education, according to new analysis by Save the Children.

On Friday 6 December 2024, the Visum Mundi Screen Theatre in Wageningen, Gelderland, will host the premiere screening of the documentary film: The Embodied Absence of the Past: tourism’s intersection with slavery and colonial heritage memories in the Ghana-Suriname-Netherlands triangle. This is a film by Dr. Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong

ORANJESTAD, St. Eustasius — Annina van Neel, protagonist of the documentary ‘A Story of Bones’ is visiting St. Eustatius for three weeks to co-host a number of activities with the St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance. Annina van Neel is currently CEO and founder of the “Tiekie Box” project which helps worldwide cultural rights activists and preservationists, […]