by ianmengel | Oct 20, 2020 | Germany, News
In their guest commentary Zigwai Tagwai from Nigeria (left) and Merryl Omondi from Kenya (right) explain why young people in Africa are frustrated by their exclusion from and exploitation in political processes. They call on society and particularly on decision-makers...
by ianmengel | Oct 15, 2020 | Germany, News
The conference “Civil Society Driving Change: Towards a New Quality of the Africa-Europe Partnership” takes place in Berlin and online on 16 October from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The livestream signal starts at 09:55am and runs the whole day. Check out the...
by ianmengel | Oct 15, 2020 | Germany, News
In an opinion piece ahead of the Africa-Europe Civil Society Conference on 16 October, the VENRO Chairman Bernd Bornhorst explains why it is high time to involve African and European civil society in an inclusive and open political process between the two continents....
by ianmengel | Oct 5, 2020 | Germany, News
In recent years, politically involved young people have become more visible in public debates. But they often feel that “grown-ups” still do not pay much attention to what they have to say. The almost 30 participants of the African-Europe Youth Exchange...
by ianmengel | Sep 28, 2020 | Germany, News
The four partners of the EU Presidency Project (CONCORD, Plataforma Portuguesa das ONGD, SLOGA, and VENRO) have launched the African-European Civil Society Survey. The online survey runs until 5 October 2020 and is meant to better understand the perspectives of...
by ianmengel | Sep 10, 2020 | Germany, News
As part of the EU Presidency Project, VENRO supports the environmental organisation German Young Naturefriends to conduct an African-European cooperation project on climate justice. A group of 35 young nature lovers from Benin, Senegal and Germany jointly discussed...
