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About African Futures Lab

African Futures Lab is a transcontinental non-profit tackling racial injustice across Africa and Europe.

We confront historical and contemporary racial domination by generating research, narratives, and alliances that expose systems of inequality and imagine alternatives.

Our mission is to reimagine racial justice beyond borders — turning evidence into action, and solidarity into systemic change.

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Join a growing network of thinkers, activists, and allies driving justice across continents.

You can:
• Collaborate — Join our research, campaigns, or cultural initiatives.
• Amplify — Share our findings, attend our events, and spread our message.
• Invest — Support independent research and advocacy for lasting impact.

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African Futures Lab is participating in COP30

At COP30, African Futures Lab will amplify African and diasporic perspectives in global climate negotiations.

Our work connects climate and racial justice, exposing how extractive economies and environmental harm stem from colonial legacies — and advancing reparative and equitable climate solutions.

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Our Work on Climate Reparations

We use Black feminist and decolonial frameworks to advance intersectional reparations — linking racial, climate, and economic justice.

By transforming knowledge into power, we bridge research, advocacy, and art to drive structural transformation across social, economic, and environmental systems.

Podcast — Future Perfect
Conversations on justice, repair, and reimagining Africa’s climate future.
Op-ed — Addis Ababa Declaration
A landmark statement on collective responsibility and reparative action.
Webinar — From Courts to COP
Exploring legal, political, and grassroots strategies for climate reparations.

The Latest and Podcast

Public Statement on the Addis Ababa Declaration from the Second Africa Climate Summit

Climate justice and reparations

This statement serves as our voice, communicating our values and our commitment to justice, on the Addis Ababa Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action.

Webinar - From Courts to COP: Harnessing Legal Momentum for African Climate Reparations

This webinar was organized by African Union ECOSOCC, African Futures Lab and Biophilic Conversations

“We must move beyond the model of aid and embrace the paradigm of reparations.”

AFaLab in the Media

This is an interview of Lilian Umubyeyi, AfaLab Executive Director in Le Monde as part of their "Voix d'Afrique" series, which amplifies African voices and perspectives.