Timetable Africa Days 2021:

The whole conference will be held in English language.

Day 1 (30.10.2021: 10.00‐17.00)

• 8.45‐10.00: Covid 19 antigen test prior to Registration for all! (testing and registration)
  
  

Conference Part I: German Colonial Period in West Africa

Opening ceremony (10.00‐10.45)

• Opening words from the chairperson of ANSOLE e. V. PD Dr. Daniel A.M. Egbe
  
• Presentation and moderation of Day 1 by Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Martin S. Fischer, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  
• Words of greeting by the President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal
  
• Words of greetings by the Director of JenaKultur Jonas Zipf
  
• Musical contribution

Lectures

• 10.45‐11.15 Prof. Dr. Henry Kam Kah, University of Buea: German Colonial Period in Cameroon
  
• 11.15‐11.45 Paul Taku Bisong, University of Jena: The Batanga Expedition in German 'Kamerun' (1887): The Role of the first 'Kolonialzoologe' – Bernhard Weissenborn
  
• 11.45‐12.15 Prof. Dr. Stephen Fomin, University of Buea: Slavery and Colonialism
  
• 12.15‐12.45 Konrad Erben: Colonial sources of German racism – Racism as source of German colonialism
  
• 13.00‐14.00 Lunch Break
  
• 14.00‐14.30 Dr. Katja Kaiser, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: Natural history collections from colonial contexts
  
• 14.30‐15.00 Dr. Urs Lindner, University of Erfurt: Colonial heritage in Thuringia
  
• 15.00‐15.30 Coffee Break
  
• 15.30‐16.00 Prof. Dr. Kim Siebenhüner, Vice‐President of University of Jena: The scientific  office of coordination on the colonial heritage in Thuringia
  
• 16.00‐16.30 Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Martin S. Fischer, University of Jena: The impact and discussion on the Jena Declaration of 2019
  
• 16.30 Open Discussion

Parallel events

• African market
  
• Stand for ANSOLE e. V.
  
• Reading corner (ISD Thüringen)
  
• Photo exhibition (in cooperation with Lichtbildarena)
  
• Children Program
  

Offer for the breaks:

Coffee and Tea from Africa, Ethiopian Coffee ceremony (3 Euro) water and juices and cookies.

Lunch: Food from Cameroon & Nigeria

Gala Evening (30.10.2021: 19.00‐24.00)

• 18.00‐19.00: Covid Test and registration (both continue after the beginning of the event)
  
• 19.00‐19.30: Various short opening speeches (Daniel Egbe, Konrad Erben, Doudou, Michael Sia, Rea Mauersberger, Jonas Zipf, Martin Fischer, Sylvain Wouatong)
  
• 19.30‐21.00: Food (from Benin Republic, Cameroon, Cote d`Ivoire, Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago) & Drinks (to be purchased)
  
• 20.00‐24.00: Various musical contributions
  
• 21.30‐22.30: Fashion Parade
  
• 22.30‐24.00: Dancing

Day 2 (31.10.2021: 10.00‐17.00)

Conference Part II (Hybrid)

• 10.00‐10.15: Welcome addresses by Prof. Martin S. Fischer and Daniel Egbe
  
• 10.15‐11.00: Prof. Reinhold Lang (JKU Linz Austria): Green Deal Africa‐Europe
  
• 11.00‐11.30: PD Dr. Maryse Nsangou Njikam, Kulturattaché Botschaft Kameruns in Berlin: The Bamoun People in Cameroon before and after German Colonialism
  
• 11.30‐12.00: PD Dr. Daniel A. M. Egbe Energieinstitut der Johannes Kepler University Linz: Global Citizenship: An Opinion
  
• 12.00‐13.00: Brunch 
  
• 13.00‐13.20: Mesfin Mulugeta, University of Jena: Path Dependency or Departure? Reflection on the New Pan‐Africanism
  
• 13.20‐13.40: Dr. Bismarck Appiah, University of Freiburg: Racial bias in biomedical research
  
• 13.40‐14.00: Jacob Amuah,TU Ilmenau: The promotion of national unity Post‐colonialism in Ghana
  
• 14.00‐14.20: Pascal Ongossi Assamba, University of Jena: Cameroon: A German romantic invention?
  
• 14.20‐14.40: Brian Formukong, TU Ilmenau: Media Bias and Retelling the African Story
  
• 14.40‐16.00: General Debate on Agenda 63 (The Africa We Want) moderated by Jacqueline Muthumbi
  
• 16.00‐1700: Closing remarks and Farewell Meal
  

Parallel events similar to Day 1

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