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From anticolonial heroes to post-independence liabilities: morphing refugee categorizations in African geopolitics

Many colonies in Africa attained independence through negotiated settlements. However, several others engaged in armed liberation struggles, for example, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and the Portuguese colonies of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Newly independent states provided liberation movements with bases on their territories and political, military, intellectual, ideological, material, and moral support. In West Africa, Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, a notable pan-Africanist, declared in his Independence Day speech in 1957, “Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent.” In East Africa, Julius Nyerere and Jomo Kenyatta, the first presidents of independent Tanzania and Kenya respectively, showed similar commitment to Pan-Africanism and anticolonialism by hosting refugees fleeing armed struggles in Southern Africa. Tanzania hosted the Organization of African Unity Liberation Committee supported anticolonial resistance and liberation movements. President Nyerere supported them for “challenging injustices of empire and apartheid” and declared, “I train freedom fighters”. He encouraged Tanzanians living around liberation movement camps to welcome these movements and their freedom fighters and also protect them from agents of colonial governments. Support also came from many other countries on the continent including Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Algeria. The latter provided sanctuary to representatives of liberation movements such as Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa.

Exposition : France, Suède et Empire ottoman : alliances artistiques

Courrier des Balkans - Sun, 11/01/2026 - 23:59

Au début du 18e siècle, la France, la Suède et l'Empire ottoman nouent un réseau d'alliances où la diplomatie ouvre la voie à l'imaginaire. À travers peintures, dessins, estampes et aquarelles, l'exposition explore ces circulations artistiques et culturelles.
Au 18ᵉ siècle, les relations entre Occident et Orient s'apaisent après de longs siècles marqués par les conflits armés. La France, la Suède et l'Empire ottoman s'allient contre les ennemis communs que sont la Russie et l'Autriche. Les (…)

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Musique d'Asie Mineure et de la Mer Égée par Makis Baklatzis

Courrier des Balkans - Fri, 10/16/2026 - 23:59

Lors de cet atelier, nous étudierons des airs et des chants de la région élargie d'Asie Mineure et la manière dont le répertoire correspondant a été intégré et domestiqué, principalement dans les îles du nord-est de la mer Égée et des Cyclades.
À travers le répertoire et la pratique, nous étudierons les points communs et les différences stylistiques de ces régions spécifiques. Parallèlement, l'analyse des chants et des airs nous permettra d'identifier les caractéristiques (développement (…)

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Exposition : Monuments intimes/ Nadia Rozeva

Courrier des Balkans - Fri, 08/28/2026 - 23:59

Artiste bulgare et figure reconnue dans le domaine de la médaille d'art contemporain, Nadia Rozeva offre un aperçu de sa sensibilité unique à travers 50 œuvres créées entre 2002 et 2026.
Intime par nature et conçue pour être touchée, la médaille est une forme sculpturale de petite dimension, à la fois puissante et singulière. C'est un récit tactile, où la perception de son poids physique offre un ancrage sensoriel aux thèmes explorés et rend l'abstrait tangible.
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Soirée événement : lancement du nouveau site du Courrier des Balkans

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Die besten Bilder: Bundesrat trifft auf traditionellem «Reisli» die Bevölkerung

Blick.ch - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 16:35
Der Bundesrat befindet sich aktuell auf seinem traditionellen «Reisli» vor den Sommerferien. Dabei kommt es wie immer zum Austausch mit der Bevölkerung – und zu interessanten Bildern. Blick hat die besten ausgewählt.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Nati im Manzambi-Fieber: «Jetzt ist er aber ein bisschen teurer geworden»

Blick.ch - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 16:33
Auch gegen Kanada ist Johan Manzambi der Mann des Spiels. Seine Nati-Kollegen glauben, dass dies erst der Anfang ist. Murat Yakin zeigt sich ebenfalls begeistert – doch bei der Startelfgarantie zögert er.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Speech by President António Costa at the Ukraine Recovery Conference

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference organised in Gdańsk (Poland) on 25 June 2026.

Press briefing - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) of 29 June 2026

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
The press briefing ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) will take place on Friday, 26 June 2026 at 13.30.

Somalia: Council restricts visa provision

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
Today, the Council decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Somali nationals after the Commission assessed cooperation on readmission as insufficient.

Handel EU-USA: Rat erteilt endgültige Zustimmung für Zollverpflichtungen im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Erklärung

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
Der Rat hat zwei Verordnungen gebilligt, mit denen die in der gemeinsamen Erklärung der EU und der USA vorgesehenen Zollsenkungen der EU umgesetzt werden, wobei solide Schutzmaßnahmen ergriffen und die erforderliche Flexibilität gewahrt werden sollen.

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, to visit Hungary

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, travels to Budapest, where he will meet the Hungarian Prime Minister and the Hungarian Minister of Finance.

Speech by President António Costa at the Ukraine Recovery Conference

European Council - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference organised in Gdańsk (Poland) on 25 June 2026.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Press briefing - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) of 29 June 2026

European Council - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
The press briefing ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) will take place on Friday, 26 June 2026 at 13.30.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Somalia: Council restricts visa provision

European Council - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
Today, the Council decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Somali nationals after the Commission assessed cooperation on readmission as insufficient.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

EU-US trade: Council gives final approval for the tariff commitments under Joint Statement

European Council - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
The Council adopted two regulations enacting the EU's tariff reductions set out in the EU-US Joint Statement, while ensuring robust safeguards and preserving the necessary flexibility.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, to visit Hungary

European Council - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, travels to Budapest, where he will meet the Hungarian Prime Minister and the Hungarian Minister of Finance.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Speech by President António Costa at the Ukraine Recovery Conference

Európai Tanács hírei - Thu, 06/25/2026 - 13:38
President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference organised in Gdańsk (Poland) on 25 June 2026.

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