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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 14/10/2026

We are very excited to present our new #MegatrendsAfrika Fellow at the @idos-research.bsky.social: Japhace Poncian.🎉 He will join the team for three months from mid September, focusing his #research on critical #minerals and #energy transition in #Tanzania.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 07/10/2026

Welcome, Idrissa! 🎉We're delighted to welcome Idrissa Aya to the Megatrends Afrika team. He will be with us for three months from September, focusing his #research on economic #vulnerability and #resilience, and their links to political #instability.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 05/10/2026

Exciting news! We're delighted to welcome Sheila Ronoh to the #Megatrends Afrika team. Sheila joins us for three months from mid September, focusing her research on political participation of youth and #genZ #protest in #Kenya. Welcome, Sheila! 🎉

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 05/08/2026

🗺️ Where are the eastern #DRC 's conflict #minerals located? Our map shows artisanal and small-scale mining sites for #gold and the "3Ts", #tin, #tungsten and #tantalum – minerals that help finance armed groups and sustain #conflict. Read Karoline Eickhoff's full policy brief, here: t1p.de/b587a

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 24/06/2026

🌍 How are critical raw materials reshaping European–African relations? Join our panel discussion which we will co-host with Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie, Hanns Seidel Foundation, and the Institute for Security Studies. 📅 2 July 2026, 10:00–11:30 CET ➡️ RSVP t1p.de/t4zg1 See you there!

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 11/05/2026

We are thrilled to announce that @franziskaehlert.bsky.social is the new co-lead of Megatrends Afrika at @swp-berlin.org !

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 31/03/2026

What might a forward-looking partnership between Africa and Europe look like? Join our discussion online or in person. 📅 Tue, 14 April 2026, 9.00 AM – 10.30 AM (CET) 📍 Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft, Berlin RSVP ▶️ t1p.de/ehh6b

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 13/03/2026

Communities in #Bakel department, #Senegal, face mounting pressures: rising theft of cattle, phones and cash, deepening isolation, and worsening pollution of the Falémé River. Read how #security at the border to Mali can be strengthend in our new policy brief by Hannah Rae Armstrong 👉 t1p.de/4v2y5

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 28/11/2025

Until 2018, the US and France were among the top #arms #suppliers to #Africa, at times ranking third. Since 2019, exports have surged with Russia, China and Turkey now dominating the continent’s arms market. Read more on shifting foreign intervention in Africa’s conflicts: t1p.de/vrprt

Ten Major Global Arms Suppliers to Africa's Deadliest Conflicts, 2011-2024

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 27/11/2025

Power shift in #Africa: Since 2019, the US has withdrawn over half of its military support (training, logistics and equipment). Meanwhile, Turkey, the UAE, Russia and China have steadily expanded their #military ties across the continent. More on foreign military support in Africa: t1p.de/vrprt

Visualization of Foreign Actor's Support to Parties in Africa's Conflicts, 2011-2025

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 18/11/2025

As the US and France scaled back counterterrorism efforts in #Africa, the UAE, Russia and Turkey expanded their military #interventions in the continent's #conflicts, deploying more forces each year since 2018, to countries like Mali, Somalia, and Sudan.

Peacekeeping and Foreign Interventions in Africa's Conflicts, 2011-2025

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 17/11/2025

#UN peacekeeping resources in #Africa have declined sharply since the 2014–15 peak. Uniformed #personnel dropped by nearly two-thirds, and the annual #budget was cut by more than half. Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt

UN Peacekeeping in Africa: Budget and Personnel, 2011-2024

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 12/05/2025

We're thrilled to have Joshua Oreoluwa Akintayo at @swp-berlin.org and joining the team of Megatrends Afrika!

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 28/04/2025

👀Schon gesehen? 👉 die Special Issue 'Afrikas Kraftakt' von @internationalepolitik.de – mit Beiträgen von @denistull.bsky.social @wlacher.bsky.social Christine Hackenesch (@idos-research.bsky.social) und unserer ehemaligen Fellows Cobus van Staden (chinagsproject.bsky.social) und Marvellous Ngundu.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 16/04/2025

Take a look at the ports closest to #Ethiopia - Massawa, Assab, Djibouti, and Berbera - and dive into Micheale Gebru's analysis for a deeper understanding of how Ethiopia's growing cooperation with the #UAE is reshaping regional #alliances in the Horn of Africa. (Link to the paper in the comments👇)

A map of the geopolitical landscape of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa highlighting selected ports of Massawa, Assab, Djibouti, and Berbera.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 07/03/2025

#Fulani communities in West Africa have suffered several violent attacks in recent years - while being scapegoated for violence themselves. The situation is deeply rooted in a crisis of #pastoralism, as @jamescourtright08.bsky.social explains in his policy brief 👉 t1p.de/s9myh

Map of Selected Violent Attacks on Fulani between 2015 and 2019

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 27/02/2025

Benedikt Erforth analyse les résultats des récentes élections législatives allemandes en soulignant l'importance de la guerre entre la Russie et l’Ukraine, de la migration et de la réélection de Trump. L'entretien complet avec MBC de Mauritius est disponible ici: mbcradio.tv/article/le-1...

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 04/02/2025

« Ich denke, dass die Bezeichnung Nigers als Stabilitätsanker vielmehr einer Wunschvorstellung als der Realität entsprach » so @ltschoerner.bsky.social heute im Artikel von Carlota Brandis in der FAZ 👇

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 31/01/2025

🏆MOST READ in 2024: Discover 5 of our publications, that analyse the changing nature of conflict, ramifications of megatrends on democracy, and a new world order. 🎁 Wrapping it up with Benedikt Erforth's paper on Data Extraction, Data Governance 📊 and African-European Cooperation 👉 t1p.de/geleo

Cairo, 7 November 2021: Visitors walk past a multi-coloured replica of the statue of Nefertiti to explore the Smart Transportation and Logistics Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa (TransMEA 2021) and the Technology Fair and Forum for the Middle East and Africa (Cairo ICT 2021) at a vast exhibition centre in Cairo.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 30/01/2025

🏆MOST READ in 2024: Immerse yourself in 5 of our analysis of a changing nature of conflict, the impact of megatrends on democracy, and a new world order. #4 today: @ltschoerner.bsky.social and Lena Gutheil on Working With Civil Society in Authoritarian Contexts? The Case of Niger 🇳🇪 👉 t1p.de/fl2s8

Hundreds of people gather in front of the French military base to hold a protest demanding the French soldiers to leave the country, in Niamey, Niger on September 16, 2023.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 29/01/2025

🏆MOST READ in 2024: Discover our publications on the transformation of conflict, megatrends reshaping democracy, and the landscape of international actors in Africa. Today 🔍 Hangwei Li's Policy Brief on Chinese 🇨🇳 Media Engagement with Africa and the Role of African Agency 🌍 👉 t1p.de/ymcea

Kenya, 2024: At Radio Yetu in Nakuru a trainee journalist prepares content amid the challenges and opportunities of a media landscape influenced by both local and global forces.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 28/11/2024

📢There are still spots available for the workshops next thursday either🗨️on the role of African youth in political participation (in eng) or🗨️on African policy in times of right-wing populism (in ger/ fre) organized by @fesonline.bsky.social @ifri.bsky.social and @idos-research.bsky.social in Berlin.

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 16/10/2024

🎉Congratulations to Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on being awarded the Deutsche-Afrika Prize! Your dedication to inclusive and sustainable urban development is truly inspiring. We look forward to more discussions like this one with Lena Gutheil, Dr. Heike Litzinger, and moderator Sabine Odhiambo.

Lena Gutheil, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Sabine Odhiambo and Dr. Heike Litzinger

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 10/10/2024

We look forward to this interesting study which Marvellous worked on during his fellowship at @kielinstitute.bsky.social and @mtafrika.bsky.social #ResearchFellowship #AfricanScholars

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 08/10/2024

Jihadist violence is on the rise in Sahel region, with Mali and Burkina Faso counting more incidents, while Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 remains largely untouched. Denis Tull examines the security dynamics at play 👉 t1p.de/tqbm4

Voilence Perpetrated by Jihadists in Selected Border Regions of the Sahel

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 26/09/2024

Die Potentiale und Grenzen des Dialogs mit Dschihadisten in #Niger nimmt Lisa Tschörner in ihrer neuen Megatrends Kurzanalyse für uns in den Blick. 👉https://www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/kurzanalyse-08-dialog-mit-dschihadisten-in-niger

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 14/11/2023

👋Hello there! We are happy to be here with you! Our project examines structural transformation processes on the African continent and their profound impact on social, economic, and political orders. Find out more about Megatrends Afrika at www.megatrends-afrika.de

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