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Julia Fath, M.A.

Research Division:

Africa and Middle East Project Coordinator

Megatrends Afrika Project Coordinator

Areas of Expertise

Short Curriculum vitae

Since April 2025 Project Coordinator "Megatrends Afrika", Africa and Middle East Division, SWP, Berlin

2022-2025 Research Assistant focussing on project management and event management in the project “Megatrends Afrika”

2016-2021 Lead project coordinator at „Flucht nach vorn – Betreuung, Bildung und Beratung junger Flüchtlinge“, Stiftung Sozialpädagogisches Institut Berlin (Stiftung SPI)

2015 Consultant in the Risk Management Office of  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Niamey, Niger

2013 M.A. Conflict and Development Studies, Institut d’études politique (IEP) Lille, France

2007-2012 Double degree Political Science, Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) Lille, France and Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project

    • Megatrends Afrika

    Joint Futures: Ideas for Germany’s Africa Policy

    What does it mean to design a sustainable and effective Africa policy? How can Germany develop and rethink its relations with Africa? We addressed these questions in a dedicated blog series between September 2023 and February 2024: Joint Futures. This publication brings together all the contributions.

    Megatrends Working Paper 2024 12, 23.05.2024, 161 Pages

    doi:10.18449/2024MTA-WP12

  • “Make the better offer! – That is the key”

    The Federal Foreign Office (FFO) is developing new Africa Policy Guidelines for the Federal Government. In an interview with Megatrends Afrika, Christoph Retzlaff, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel, explains why this is necessary now.

    blog Joint Futures 02, 25.09.2023
  • China's Footprint in Africa

    African countries share deep economic, political, and social ties with China. To better understand Beijing’s activities and impact, we need more robust empirical data. Future research should strengthen the link between empirical data and theoretical debates on status, power, and influence.

    Megatrends Working Paper 2023 05, 06.07.2023, 31 Pages

    doi:10.18449/2023MTA-WP05