Deutsche feministische Außenpolitik: Auswirkungen für Afrika

The briefing examines the shift toward a feminist foreign policy in Germany, specifically through the BMZ's 2023 Africa strategy. While acknowledging progress in aligning with African priorities like Agenda 2063 and addressing structural inequalities, the author argues that the feminist approach is currently limited primarily to development cooperation. The document calls for a more comprehensive application of feminist principles to peace and security, economic policy (specifically care work), climate action (integrating indigenous knowledge), and migration to dismantle global hierarchies and post-colonial continuities.

• The BMZ's January 2023 Africa strategy, 'Gemeinsam mit Afrika Zukunft gestalten', marks a shift toward a more equal partnership by aligning with the African Union's Agenda 2063 and emphasizing solidarity and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Germany's feminist foreign policy is currently characterized by an inconsistency where feminist principles are applied to development cooperation but are absent from other critical areas such as sustainable economic development, health, and peace and security.
• The document identifies a 'blind spot' in the official guidelines for feminist foreign policy regarding race and colonialism; while the BMZ strategy mentions avoiding 'post-colonial continuities', the general foreign policy guidelines mention racism only once and only in the context of diplomats of color.
• In the realm of peace and security, the author argues that Germany should move beyond formal structures to support feminist civil society organizations that can reach marginalized groups, including the LGBTQ+ community, who are often excluded by African decision-makers.
• The current German economic approach to Africa focuses on the circular, digital, and green economies but fails to address 'care work' (unpaid labor primarily performed by women), which the author claims is essential for building just social security systems.
• Regarding climate change, the document criticizes the German state for acting as a 'masculinist protector' by emphasizing the protection of indigenous rights while ignoring the actual contributions and priorities of indigenous communities in climate protection.

APA

Haastrup, T. (2023). Deutsche feministische Außenpolitik: Auswirkungen für Afrika. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/deutsche-feministische-aussenpolitik-auswirkungen-fur-afrika

Chicago

Haastrup, Toni. Deutsche feministische Außenpolitik: Auswirkungen für Afrika. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2023. https://afripoli.org/de/deutsche-feministische-aussenpolitik-auswirkungen-fur-afrika.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{haastrup2023deutsche, author = {Haastrup, Toni}, title = {{Deutsche feministische Außenpolitik: Auswirkungen für Afrika}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/deutsche-feministische-aussenpolitik-auswirkungen-fur-afrika}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }