News of African Futures Lab

AfaRise Fellows are bold and audacious visionaries engaged in projects tied to decoloniality, racial justice and reparations based in Africa and Europe. 

In 2024, our work across Africa and Europe involved centering the communities whose experiences of racial injustice and historical harm are too often ignored. We endeavoured to make their demands …

Audience de règlement de la procédure - Chambre du conseil du Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles, 20 janvier 2026   

This manifesto emerged from Africa's first reparations festival and now stands as a central anchor for Africa's reparations agenda during the African Union's Decade of Justice.  

Addressed to the COP 30 Presidency to demand of recognition of the ICJ advisory opinion and OC32 of the Inter-American Human Rights Court as part of the negotiations during this COP.  

Interview with Inside Story, Al Jazeera

Solidarity march with Black women mobilizing for justice, dignity, and reparative futures in Brasília.

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.

A forward-looking continental gathering to demand a radical rethinking of Africa’s debt crisis.

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.

Wakati Wetu is a 2-day cultural festival in Nairobi igniting global conversations on reparative justice through art, activism, and community, in response to the African Union's Year of Justice.   

We are proud to unveil our new visual identity; a reimagined brand that reflects our unwavering mission to confront and dismantle global racial injustices across Africa and Europe.   

Season III Episode 6 (Part 1)  - Meghna Abraham