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Katholische Akademie der Erzdiözese Freiburg, Wintererstrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg
Organizer:
Africa Centre for Transregional Research, Arnold-Bergsträsser-Institut, Katholische Akademie der Erzdiözese Freiburg & Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Baden-Württemberg
Reading and discussion: "Off to Europe. Migration – one of the major challenges of the 21st century"
Journalist Bartholomäus Grill has reported from African countries for around four decades. In his 2021 book "Africa! A look back at the future of a continent", published in 2021, he combines a look back at his long career as a reporter with highlights of current developments on the African continent. In the first part of the event, Bartholomäus Grill will read from his book, focussing on the topic of migration to Europe. In doing so, he presents the facts and corrects some of the common myths put forward by right-wing populists in particular.
In the second part of the event, Franzisca Zanker, head of the "Flight and Migration" research cluster at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute (ABI) at the University of Freiburg, will discuss the topic of migration in Africa and to Europe with Bartholomäus Grill, Daniela Evers MdL, Laura Lambert and Yahya Sonko. The discussion will focus on the initial situation in the countries of origin and transit as well as the conditions for returning to some African countries. The discussion is thus intended to contribute to a careful and differentiated assessment of a very complex problem situation.
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