Event Reports

New Windhoek Dialogue

Konferenz der Mitte-Rechts-Parteien aus Afrika und Europa vor dem 5. AU-EU-Gipfel

Wie sich das Verhältnis zwischen Afrika und Europa durch die Flüchtlingskrise und den zunehmenden chinesischen Einfluss entwickelt, haben mehr als 50 Parlamentarier und Parteienvertreter aus Afrika und Europa beim New Windhoek Dialogue in der Elfenbeinküste diskutiert.

Nexus between Employment and Natural Resources in Tanzania

Opportunities and Challenges for Youth

On Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th 2017, the Civic Education Teachers' Association (CETA) organized together with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) a two-day symposium on the topic of “Employment and Natural Resources in Tanzania – Opportunities and Challenges for Youth”. The event took place at Teofilo Kisanji University (TEKU) in Mbeya, a city surrounded by a vast amount of natural resources. It targeted secondary school students and their teachers as well as college and university students.

New Windhoek Dialogue 2017

From 6-9 October 2017, the New Windhoek Dialogue took place in Grand-Bassam (Côte d‘Ivoire) and brought together centre-right political parties from 12 African countries, Members of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament, representatives of European centre-right parties as well as the representatives of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. A joint declaration summarizes the main outcomes.

International Day for Universal Access to Information

Conference with media stakeholders and other civil society organizations

On the 28th of September 2017, the Media Institute of Southern Africa in Tanzania (MISA Tanzania) commemorated the “International Day for Universal Access to Information” in Dar es Salaam. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Tanzania took part in the event which aimed at promoting citizen’s access to government and public held information, necessary for participating in the governance process as well as accessing other social and economic rights.

"PAMOJA" in Dar es Salaam

Discussion with exchange project "PAMOJA" about the Role of Youths in the Context of Climate Change

On 13th of September 2017, the student exchange project "PAMOJA" visited the KAS Country Office Tanzania for a discussion on "Climate Change in Tanzania and Germany – Challenges, Opportunities and Responsibilities of Young Citizens".

Representatives from the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Washington and Dar es Salaam visit KAS in Tanzania

On 06th September 2017, representatives of the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Washington DC and Dar es Salaam visited KAS Tanzania. The main focus of the meeting was the joint project "Countering Violent Extremism and Interfaith Programming in Tanzania".

Social Market Economy in Tanzania - Roundtable Discussion with Tanzanian Experts

On 05th of September 2017, economic experts from Mzumbe University and St. Augustine University in Tanzania met to discuss the issue of social market economy in the Tanzanian context. The event took place in Dar es Salaam and was organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Tanzania.

The new German Ambassador to Tanzania visits KAS in Dar es Salaam

On the 28th of July 2017 the new German Ambassador to Tanzania, H. E. Dr. Detlef Wächter, visited the office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Dar es Salaam. The official accreditation for the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany took place on the 1st of August 2017. KAS Tanzania is looking forward to this cooperation.

Interfaith dialogue - Way forward after signing the joint memorandum of understanding

On the 13th of June 2017 representatives met after the official launch of the "National Council of Religious Leaders" in Tanzania and the signing of a joint MOU by heads of religious institutions in November 2016 to discuss the way forward. In regards to this event, the German Ambassador H.E. Egon Kochanke was appreciated for his contribution to the interfaith dialogue, at the end of his term in Tanzania. The meeting was organized by the Interreligious Council for Peace Tanzania (IRCPT) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Dar es Salaam.

Capacity Building für neu gewählte Führungskräfte

Vom 8. bis 20. Mai 2017 brachen Mitarbeiter der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung(KAS)in Tansania mit Vertretern ihrer Partnerpartei CHADEMA in acht verschiedenen Teams von Dar es Salaam aus zu einem landesweit angelegten Trainingsprogramm für neu gewählte Führungskräfte auf. Bereits im vergangenen Jahr fanden Trainings in bestimmten Wahlkreisen statt. Dieses Jahr war es Ziel des Trainingsprogramms, die Ende Oktober 2015 gewählten lokalen Führungskräfte in Gebieten, in denen CHADEMA die Minderheit innehat, zu befähigen, ihre gewonnene Verantwortung auf lokaler Ebene in konkrete Politik umzusetzen.