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Timetable Africa Day:

Conference on Africa: 10 am - 16 pm (CET) in English as hybrid meeting, registration begins at 9am:

• Opening 10:00 - 10.45 a.m.

• Welcome speech by Prof. Dr Daniel Egbe, Chairman of ANSOLE e.V.

• Presentation of the Africa Days programme by Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Hejnol, represented by Ms Sabrina Hug, FSU Jena

• Greeting from the Volunteer Coordinator Mr Rahmatulla Batoor

Presentations
Will focus on the impact of colonialism on development and the challenges of achieving the SDGs in different African countries.
Each country presentation consists of a 20-minute talk followed by a short discussion.

• 11:00 - 11:30 am: Historical overview: from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Jana Ihlenfeldt, Stube Ost Halle

• 11:30 - 12:00 pm: Online: Rwanda. Leader in achieving the SDGs in Africa, Gashugi Elisee, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

• 12:00 - 12:30 pm: Online: How can the Zaï or Tassa farming technique developed by Yacouba Sawadogo contribute to achieving SDG 15? Yezouma Coulibaly, 2ie Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

• 12:30 - 1:00 pm: Nigeria. The consequences of colonialism for development in the energy sector and progress in achieving the SDGs. Discussion: Challenges in the energy sector, Veronica Nnenna Ebem, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations – Alliance, Abuja, Nigeria

1:00 - 1:30 pm: Coffee break

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: online: Ethiopia. Consequences of building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to achieve SDG 7, Mammo Muchie, Tshwane University of Technology University Pretoria, South Africa / Newaye Medhin, University of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: online: DR Congo. Is it possible to achieve the SDGs in the context of conflict in east Kongo? Discussion: Opportunities for promoting peace, protecting the environment, and sustainable use of resources, Janvier Kamundala, ANSOLE national representative in DR Congo – Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL_Goma)/ East of DRC

• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Online: North Africa. Strategies to achieve the SDGs in the MENA-region. Discussion: Social, economic, and political challenges in North Africa and strategies for sustainable development, Marwa Belhaj, Center for Research in Microelectronics and Nanotechnology of Sousse, Tunisia

• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: South Africa. The role of the Ubuntu concept in overcoming the consequences of colonialism and apartheid and its significance for achieving the SDGs in South Africa, Yanda Bango, University of Bayreuth

• 3:30 - 4:00 pm: Global citizenship and SDGs. Daniel Egbe, ANSOLE e.V. Jena / Maxwell Osei Mensah, Adventist University Friedensau, Germany

• 4:00 - 4:30 pm: Closing discussion and summary

Gala evening 7.30 pm - 2.00 pm

    - Music performances by a band
    - Food from Ivory Coast, Gambia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya
    - Fashion show
    - Party: Music (Afrobeat and Latino music)

Further information:

Contact:

http://ansole.org/

Cell: +49 17620 925862

Links:

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