International Silk Roads Symposium, Nairobi
“Local and Transregional Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative” took place on 22 February 2024 in the Kenyan capital. It provided a valuable forum for some of our researchers to present their work.
Transregional Dynamics of Cosmopolitan Memory Spaces Across Maritime Silk Roads
John Njenga Karugia on his presentation at the exhibition “Indigo Waves and Other Stories”, which took place at Gropius Bau and SAVVYContemporary, Berlin, in 2023.
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Transnational Anticolonial Afro-Asian Memory Spaces in Berlin
In September 2023 the Dekoloniale Festival looked at transnational Afro-Asian connective memories in Berlin, Germany and Bandung, Indonesia. John Njenga Karugia attended the exhibition, walking tour, and international conference.
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Pan-Afrasianism: Reflections on Yoichi Mine’s New Book on Afrasia
As part of my visit to Berlin (this past September 2023) to do some work on the De:Link // Re:Link Project involving the Belt and Road Initiative, I had the opportunity (among many other activities such as the pleasant trip to the port of Duisburg, the largest inland port in the world) to read and discuss with some members of the project team, during the De:Link // Re:Link Silk Roads Roundtable, a new book on Africa and Asia by Professor Yoichi Mine of the University of Tokyo.
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New Silk Roads in Germany: A Visit to the Duisburg Port
Unknown to many, Duisburg Port in Germany is the largest inland port in the world and the most significant inland port in central Europe. It consists of 22 port basins and its waters cover an area of 180 hectares. Approximately 60 freight trains travel weekly from Duisburg to Chongqing city in China and vice versa, making the Duisburg Port a key hub of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At Duisburg Port, 20,000 ships and 25,000 freight trains
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Silk Roads Workshop for Teachers
How might it be possible to integrate the results of research on the BRI into education on globalisation? A workshop for teachers, organised by Ulrike Cordier and John Njenga Karugia, addressed this theme and others in late 2023.
Silk Roads Roundtable with De:Link//Re:Link Fellows
During the summer and winter semesters of 2023, we hosted four research fellows. In order for them to share their work with our network, we hosted a Silk Roads Roundtable session. They shared their diverse approaches to researching the multifacted BRI.
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BRI, CPEC and Road Safety in Pakistan
De:link//Re:link fellows Hifza Irfan and Muhammad Zaman discuss how the issue of road safety is integrated into projects in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
China’s BRI Geopolitical Maritime Investments in the EU’s Shipping Industry, the EU’s Reaction and the Implications for South-South Relations
China is purchasing stakes in strategic ports across the European Union with varying dynamics observable in each deal including its latest purchase at Germany’s Hamburg harbor. China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) which is one of the world’s largest shipping companies has also purchased shares in sea ports in: Belgium, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Greece. These maritime investments are in line with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2013 proposition to invest in a 21st century Maritime Silk Road which is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Localizing Confucius Institutes Through African Languages: The Confucius Institute in Dar es Salaam
John Njenga Karugia discusses the Silk Road Talk given by De:link//Re:link fellow Prof. Dr. Aldin Mutembei in June 2023.