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SUMMARY:From Frameworks to Pathways - Strengthening Labour Mobility between
  Africa &amp\; Germany
DESCRIPTION:Demographic shifts and technological advances continue to funda
 mentally reshape international labour markets. While Germany and Europe fac
 e long-term challenges associated with shrinking working-age populations an
 d growing demand for foreign labour\, many countries across the African con
 tinent continue to experience sustained population growth and seek to creat
 e opportunities for their young and increasingly skilled populations.\nGive
 n these dynamics\, labour mobility has emerged as an important component of
  economic and development cooperation between Germany and African partner c
 ountries. However\, existing frameworks do not automatically translate into
  functioning pathways. While a series migration agreements\, pilot programm
 es and initiatives have demonstrated the potential of mobility schemes\, im
 portant structural challenges remain. Regulatory processes are often comple
 x\, recruitment and matching mechanisms can be costly and difficult to navi
 gate\, and coordination between public institutions\, employers\, recruiter
 s and training providers remains fragmented. As a result\, labour mobility 
 from Africa to Germany remains limited compared to its potential.\nThe rece
 nt reform agenda of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Devel
 opment (BMZ)\, with its stronger emphasis on cooperation with the private s
 ector\, provides a timely occasion to revisit the relationship between deve
 lopment cooperation\, labour mobility and economic opportunity. What lesson
 s can be drawn from existing projects and initiatives? What is needed to tr
 anslate promising pilot initiatives into scalable mobility pathways? And ho
 w can governments\, businesses\, development and training institutions\, ci
 vil society actors and diaspora networks contribute to building effective m
 obility partnerships and ecosystems that create value for all stakeholders 
 involved?\nHosted jointly by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Afrika-Ve
 rein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.\, this event seeks to bring together rep
 resentatives from government\, business\, civil society\, academia and the 
 African diaspora to discuss these questions from different perspectives. Pa
 rticular attention will be paid to practical experiences\, existing coopera
 tion models and perspectives from African partner countries. The event aims
  to identify practical pathways for strengthening skills mobility between G
 ermany and African countries while fostering a more informed and forward-lo
 oking dialogue among stakeholders shaping this agenda. By connecting perspe
 ctives that are often discussed separately\, it seeks to contribute to a mo
 re strategic and coordinated approach to labour mobility as part of broader
  Germany-Africa relations.\nPlease note that places are limited! We kindly 
 ask you to register only if you are able to attend in person in Berlin. Tha
 nk you for your understanding!\nRegistrations is possible here: From Framew
 orks to Pathways - Strengthening Labour Mobility between Africa and Europe\
 nContact: Katarina Kunert | 0049 170 37 11 299 | kunert@afrikaverein.de
LOCATION:Africa Business Hub Berlin (Dorotheenstr. 83\, Entrance via Neusta
 edtischer Kirchplatz\, 10117 Berlin)
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