It is two years this week since President Robert Gabriel Mugabe stepped down as leader of Zimbabwe with the hope that things will get better for the southern African nation. Quite to the contrary, Zimbabweans have seen their fortunes worsened. Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, has now gone on the publicity offensive by writing an open letter to the international …
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Jack Ma Foundation awards $1 million to African entrepreneurs
The foundation of Chinese billionaire and founder of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative grand finale on Saturday in Accra, awarding $1 million in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa. The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) is a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, created by Jack Ma after his first …
Read More »German, Nigerian officials discuss repatriation of Nigerians without papers from Germany
Last year, Nigeria was one of the main countries of origin of asylum-seekers in Germany. Against this background, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung invited German and Nigerian officials to a technical roundtable discussion in Berlin on Thursday. Among others, the experts discussed how to make rejected Nigerian asylum-seekers leave Germany voluntarily and explore possible solutions to irregular migration from their country. Femi Awoniyi, …
Read More »New ride-sharing mobile application launches in Africa
“There is a desperate need for smarter mobility solutions that are environmentally sustainable and harness the power and value of sharing existing resources to benefit commuters as a whole”
Read More »Lufthansa introduces new flights connecting Germany and Namibia
"We are very proud to be offering this new connection from Namibia’s capital to our largest hub, Frankfurt. With this new flight, customers can have access to our vast worldwide network, and we are looking forward to connecting Namibia with the world."
Read More »Here’s why this Nigerian is Europe’s most wanted woman by the police
According to the investigations conducted by the French judicial police, 24 persons were involved in this criminal network.
Read More »International conference on African development holds in Tübingen, Germany
The 2-day event, featuring keynote speeches, plenary sessions, debates, case studies’ presentations, among others, will deliberate on strategies for mutually beneficial cooperation between Africa and its global partners towards reducing aid dependency in the continent.
Read More »Journalists’ association slams ARD, ZDF over minorities in Germany
The national association of German journalists with a migration background has criticised the two major public broadcasting services in Germany for promoting prejudice against people of foreign origin in the country.
Read More »Tizeti launches high-speed 4G LTE network in Nigeria
The launch of its 4G network provides Tizeti the opportunity to drive the growth in demand for eCommerce, music, interactive games and video consumption in Nigeria.
Read More »Naturalization: German states to introduce online application process
How long it takes from the time you apply to the presentation of the certificate of naturalisation varies from case to case, but, on average, it takes several months. In some cases, it could even take years. A new online procedure should make naturalization more citizen-friendly, easier and faster. Two states, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria, are currently jointly developing an …
Read More »Africans will travel more within Africa if able to move more freely – new study
Africans would be more willing to travel if they were able to move freely within the continent, and if travel pain-points were addressed, a new study has revealed. Spending among African travellers could increase by 27 percent over the next year if they were able to move more freely within the continent, new research from Sabre Corporation, presented on Tuesday …
Read More »Francophone West African countries to withdraw foreign reserves from France
The end is near for one of the most contentious legacies of French colonialism in Africa. The eight-member nations of the West African Monetary Union have “unanimously” decided to end the policy of keeping their foreign reserves in the French Treasury President Patrice Talon of Benin has announced that the foreign reserves of the West African CFA franc, the currency …
Read More »New report on visa openness of African countries out
The 2019 top performers on visa openness rank among the top countries for foreign direct investment in Africa, and benefit from strong levels of growth, including in tourism.
Read More »Former Nigerian petroleum minister dies
The retired professor of virology, who died after being admitted to the University College Hospital Ibadan, was an elder statesman who was courted by the media for his views on issues of national significance.
Read More »Young Ghanaian wins world’s best photography award
The competition was hosted by free-to-use photography app, Agora, and received over 130,000 submissions from 193 countries.
Read More »Submit your proposal for a chance to grow your business!
The Mastercard Foundation Centre is inviting educational technology innovators to apply for funding to grow their ventures while contributing to improving the quality of education in Africa. The deadline for submissions is..
Read More »What the Mandela exhibition in Berlin shows and why you should see it
An exhibition commemorating the life of South African freedom hero and global moral icon is currently showing in Berlin, Germany.
Read More »Why Buhari sacked Osinbajo’s aides — Presidency
The Presidency said media reports of a soured relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public.
Read More »Migrants are systematically discriminated against in Germany — sociologist
Turkish students receive worse marks for the same performance, women with headscarves are less likely to receive invitations to a job interview, Naika Foroutan, a sociologist, criticizes the systematic discrimination against migrants. In Germany, according to the German-Iranian migration researcher Naika Foroutan, Muslims are the most disadvantaged. Even if many feel that they are tolerant and open, the reality looks …
Read More »‘Keteke’ opens Afrikamera 2019 to rave review in Berlin
A Ghanaian comedy film set the tone for this year’s Afrikamera, the festival that showcases current feature and documentary films from Africa in Berlin. Keteke, the debut production of Peter Kofi Sedufia, kicked the 5-day festival off on Thursday (7 November). The film, a witty look-back at the inadequate transport infrastructure of the early 1980s Ghana, was well received by …
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