Building a future of justice and repair for Africa and the world

African Futures Lab is a transcontinental space for thinkers, activists, artists, and institutions working to dismantle racial injustice and build transformative futures rooted in accountability and repair.

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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.

    Follow Our Work at COP30

    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.

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    Climate justice and reparations

    Climate change, fueled by a legacy of colonialism and racial injustice, inflicts its most brutal costs on Africa and people of African descent, particularly Black women. Our …

    Our Partners

    Amnesty International

    Association des Métis des Grands Lacs (Burundi)

    Economic Social & Cultural Council

    Fondation de France

    Ghana Youth Environmental Movement

    Global Black

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    Open society foundations

    Othering and Belonging Institute

    Reform Initiatives

    Sciences Po

    Université Libre de Bruxelles

    University of Victoria

    West Africa Civil Society Institute