Good afternoon!

History, Africa and the rest of us

Turin, June 3 2019(Africa on the Move- University of Turin)

Our outline

Talking of Africa: from the ‘crisis’ paradigm to the future of the world economy

Putting Africa back into world history

Eurafrica, one step further: the critical assessment of a removed (and common) past

Talking of Africa: from ‘crisis’ to the future world economy- Achille Mbembe

Putting Africa back into world history – Paul Lovejoy

Eurafrica, one step further: the critical assessment of a removed (and common) past- Peo Hansen and Stefan Jonsson.

Senegalese troops on the Western Front (World War I)

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BLACK HORROR ON THE RHINE

.. the recent EU-Africa strategic partnership is not as new as it mayseem, and this is most clearly seen in the area of migration (Hansen

and Jonsson 2011, p. 29).

As a conclusion: Studying up!

References - linksAfrica and the Future: an Interview with Achille Mbembe (https://africasacountry.com/2013/11/africa-and-the-future-an-interview-with-achille-mbembe/)Al Jazeera – Black France (mini-series) (https://archive.org/details/BlackFranceHD_201412)European Partnership Agreemnts – (http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/development/economic-partnerships/)L’Afrique est l’avenir de la France (https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2017/05/01/l-afrique-est-l-avenir-de-la-france_5120514_3212.html)L'Afrique, l'avenir de la langue française? (https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-47856249)La seconda conferenza Italia-Africa attesa a Roma (https://www.onuitalia.com/2018/10/23/italia-africa-al-via-il-25-ottobre-la-seconda-conferenza-attesi-a-roma-350-delegati/)The Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (https://ec.europa.eu/trustfundforafrica/content/homepage_en)The EU external investement plan (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/eu-external-investment-plan/what-eus-external-investment-plan_en)The Implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the EU’s relations with Africa (https://saiia.org.za/research/the-implications-of-the-lisbon-treaty-for-the-eus-relations-with-africa/)Qui est Sibeth Ndiaye, la nouvelle porte-parole du gouvernement français ? (https://www.bbc.com/afrique/monde-47774274)

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