African Futures Lab

Tackling global racial injustices across Africa and Europe

The African Futures Lab raises public awareness of global racial injustices across Africa and Europe and empowers civil society actors, as well as public and private entities, to demand justice and achieve reform.

Our work

Gender justice and reparations

Our Gender Justice and Reparations program is driven by a vision for a world where Black women and girls across Africa and Europe are free from the enduring legacies of racialized …

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 …

Intersectional approach to reparations

At African Futures Lab, we understand that true reparations must be inherently intersectional. The struggles for climate justice, gender equality, and economic liberation are deeply connected—each …

Our challenge: The persistence of a global system of racial domination

The crises that define our present—climate change, forced migration, and deepening socio-economic inequalities—are not disconnected phenomena. They are contemporary expressions of a global system of racial domination that remains structurally intact.

We refuse to accept the status quo. Through our work, we will:

    •  Expose hidden racial power plays.
    •  Amplify the voices of the most affected communities.
    •  Demand bold policy reforms.

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        Amnesty International

        Association des Métis des Grands Lacs (Burundi)

        Economic Social & Cultural Council

        Fondation de France

        Ghana Youth Environmental Movement

        Global Black

        Noesya

        Open society foundations

        Othering and Belonging Institute

        Reform Initiatives

        Sciences Po

        Seun Kuti

        Université Libre de Bruxelles

        University of Victoria

        West Africa Civil Society Institute