KEESA - Kampagne für Entschuldung und Entschädigung im Südlichen Afrika

11/09/2026

Finanzierung von Völkermord im Sudan: Die KEESA verurteilt die Haltung des Bundesrats im Fall BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas half dem sudanesischen Regime, US-Sanktionen zu umgehen und damit die Finanzierung seiner Gräueltaten zu ermöglichen. Heute stellt sich die Schweizer Regierung im Gerichtsverfahren auf die Seite der Bank und ignoriert dabei ihre menschenrechtlichen Verpflichtungen.

➡️ Unsere ausführliche Stellungnahme und weitere Links findet ihr auf unserer Webseite:

Zwischen 1997 und 2011 wickelte die Genfer Filiale der Grossbank BNP Paribas milliardenschwere Finanzgeschäfte für sudanesische Banken ab. Sie half dem Regime des damaligen Diktators Omar al-Bashir US-Sanktionen zu umgehen und damit die Finanzierung des Regimes und seiner Gräueltaten zu ermöglic...

30/08/2026

Ein wegweisender Entscheid des Verfassungsgerichts von Südafrika stoppt das Öl- und Gasprojekt von Shell an der Wild Coast endgültig – ein Erfolg der Küstengemeinden, die sich gegen ihre Nichtbeteiligung gewehrt hatten: https://keesa.ch/2026/08/28/niederlage-fuer-shell-an-der-wild-coast/

Congratulations to the local communities, ALL RISE - Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice, Sustaining the Wild Coast, Amadiba Crisis Committee and everyone who fought for this outcome! ✊

Südafrikas Verfassungsgericht stoppt Shells Projekt an der Wild Coast endgültig. Ein Sieg für die Küstengemeinden.

01/10/2025

Thank you for joining us at "Green Colonialism: Lithium Mining in Zimbabwe"! 🌍⛏️
We’re deeply grateful to all the speakers, panelists, and participants who brought critical insight, experience, and urgency to the conversations around extractivism, environmental justice, and colonial legacies. ✊🏾📚

Your voices and contributions helped make this an engaging and thought-provoking event. Special thanks to our dedicated team whose hard work made the conference possible, both on stage and behind the scenes. 🙌🏾

This is only the beginning — we look forward to continuing these important discussions and building solidarity across movements 🌱🤝

📸 Here are some moments from the day!

17/09/2025

📰 Now Available: English Report on Lithium Extraction in Zimbabwe
"Report on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Lithium Extraction in Zimbabwe"
KEESA ADR and the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) have published a powerful field-based report on the realities of lithium mining in Zimbabwe — from land grabs and community displacement to environmental damage and broken promises of development.

📖 Read the full report in English:
🔗 keesa.ch/2025/09/14/report-lithium-extraction-zimbabwe

📣 Join the conversation in person
Want to go deeper? Be part of the KEESA ADR Switzerland Conference on September 20 in Basel.
🔍 "Green Colonialism? Lithium Mining in Zimbabwe"
🗓️ Date: September 20, 2025
📍 Location: Alte Universität Basel, Rheinsprung 9
🕘 Time: 09:00–16:00
🎟️ Register now at keesa.ch
Let’s connect research, activism, and policy for a more just future.
Fepa

07/09/2025

COUNTDOWN! Register now!
https://keesa.ch/registration2025/

04/09/2025

Meet Katrin Mader, who will bring her passion for ecological sustainability and social justice to our panel discussion ✊🌿💬. We can't wait for her to share her insights and experiences on advancing sustainable and just practices in mineral extraction for the energy transition 🔋.

Alongside her, we stand united in saying: "Yes to clean energy, no to dirty mining!" 💪🌱⚡

Join us and sign up now:
📅 Date: 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
🌐 Register here: https://keesa.ch/registration2025/

Fepa Barbara Müller-Frei

01/09/2025

Meet Vanessa Fischer who will be a speaker on the topic of "Just raw material transition. A civil society response to green colonialism" representing the NGO PowerShift e.V. on the topic of "Green Colonialism". 🌍 We are also looking forward to welcoming her to lead the panel discussion later in the conference. 💬

As a social scientist and Project Officer at Powershift Vanessa Fischer brings sharp insights into the urgent need for a just raw material transition. 🌱⚖️ Her message is clear: we must reduce primary resource use in the North, and where extraction continues, it must follow the strictest human rights and environmental standards. ✊🏽

Grateful to have her critical voice in the room! 💚

Join us and sign up now:
📅 Date: 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
🌐 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ehwafDQb

Fepa

28/08/2025

Invitation to the our conference about
Save the date! 🕘 20. September
Green Colonialism - Lithium Mining in Zimbabwe🌍

We're thrilled to have PowerShift e.V. join us at this year’s conference! 💥

With their powerful mix of research and advocacy, PowerShift is pushing for fair and sustainable raw material policies in Germany and the EU. They’re on the frontlines of demanding strong supply chain laws that hold corporations accountable for human rights and environmental harm. ✊🏽⚖️

Together with partners from the Global South and across Europe, they expose the dark side of mining — showing how the so-called “green” transition too often fuels exploitation and destruction.

We’re especially excited to welcome Vanessa Fischer, representing PowerShift — she’ll be presenting on the matter of "Just raw material transition. A civil society response to green colonialism" and joining the panel to share critical insights on raw material justice and corporate accountability. 🎤

Join us and sign up now:
📅 Date: 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
🌐 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ehwafDQb

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Barbara Müller-Frei Fepa

25/08/2025

Meet Ndaizivei Garura Garuda from CNRG Zimbabwe 🇿🇼! She’ll be speaking about her latest research on “Reports from Impacted Mining Communities” at our Green Colonialism conference ⛏️🗣️. Don’t miss her insights from the ground on how lithium extraction is affecting local lives and environments. 🌱✊🏿

Alongside Zacharia Sosten Grand, PhD., she will als be representing the Zimbabwean perspective on the conference theme "Green Colonialism - Lithium Mining in Zimbabwe".🌍

Join us and sign up now:
📅 Date: 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
🌐 Register here: https://keesa.ch/registration2025/

Fepa Barbara Müller-Frei

21/08/2025

Meet Zacharia Sosten Grand, PhD.! He will enriched our conference as a speaker on the topic "Lithium in Zimbabwe: How Battery Demand Led to a Mining Rush". 🔋⛏️

His research explores green colonialism through a unique Afrocentric lens he calls “remembered sustainability”! ✊🏿

Get ready for an insightful deep dive into the impacts of the global energy transition on local communities and landscapes in Zimbabwe.🇿🇼

Ndaizivei Garura and Zacharia Sosten Grand, PhD. from CNRG will join us a the conference to share the findings of their latest research.

Join us and sign up now:
📅 Date: 20 September 2025
📍 Venue: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
🌐 Register here: https://keesa.ch/registration2025/

Fepa Barbara Müller-Frei