The American rock music icon Tina Turner has sued a Passau, Bavaria-based concert promoter over the show “Simply The Best – The Tina Turner Story”. The legendary singer, songwriter and actress (79), who has been living in Zurich for the past 10 years, says the use of her name and the photo of the singer on the show posters and …
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Germany: Chances of gaining asylum depend on where you apply — Special Report
"There are massive deficiencies at certain locations, which results in asylum applications being rejected in large numbers ... all those seeking protection must find equal opportunities throughout Germany."
Read More »AMAA 2019: African film achievers honoured in Lagos
One of the most important dates in the annual celebration of African film making is the Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA. On Sunday (27 October), media representatives, celebrities, politicians, journalists, actresses and actors from all across the world gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, to mark this year’s event and celebrate excellence among professionals working in, or non-African …
Read More »Here’s why Kenyan IT expert won this year’s German Africa Prize
"Their success encourages many other women. They show what and how much you can move with good ideas and determination - economically, socially, and beyond your own country’s borders. We need people like you, who have the courage for something new and with it also inspires others"
Read More »Nigeria guarantees highest returns on investment in Africa – Minister
Despite economic slowdown, Nigeria still guarantees highest return on investment in Africa, the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has said. The minister made this disclosure while addressing a special plenary at the just concluded 2019 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington DC, United States. While speaking …
Read More »Afro-Bloggers gather in Berlin for annual convention
Samson Itodo talked about the necessity of sharing information and experiences, networking and telling the African story from the African perspective.
Read More »2023: Igbo organisations meet in Enugu, strategise on Buhari’s succession
“We are still consulting, the coast is not clear yet, but we want to see how to first address the rising tension and suspicion in the country and we feel it’s necessary to send the signal that Ndigbo will remain in Nigeria to get their due."
Read More »Why I mention Dangote, Otedola in my songs – Teni
Arguably one of the biggest entertainers in Nigeria at the moment, Teni Apata, popularly known as Teni the entertainer, is one singer who often mentions the names of prominent people in her songs. Teni has mentioned the names of business tycoons such as Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in her songs, which made the songs even more popular. Speaking with …
Read More »Buhari vows to protect Nigerians abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will protect Nigerians in every part of the world. He gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking to a gathering of Russia-based Nigerian students and professionals in Sochi, where he participated at the Russia-Africa Summit. “The life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters, our government will protect …
Read More »Congolese wins Young African Entrepreneur of the Year award
Through the Anzisha Prize, the organisers seek to fundamentally and significantly increase the number of job generative entrepreneurs in Africa.
Read More »Are you an EdTech Entrepreneur?
Submit your proposal for a chance to grow your business and disrupt how secondary education is delivered across Africa The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting growth-stage, educational technology (EdTech) innovators to apply for an opportunity to grow their ventures while contributing to improving the quality of education …
Read More »17,000 migrants deported by Germany in 9 months; MP calls for amnesty
Around 56 per cent of the migrants were deported by scheduled airlines, 32 per cent by charter flights, the rest by..
Read More »Book: The resilience of African women in Europe
The book is a compilation of selected inspiring stories of African women living in Europe, from all walks of life, about their experiences migrating from their homelands and settling down in Europe. The contributors to African Women in Europe, compiled by Joy Zenz, range from Jennifer Obaseki, a Nigerian-born British lawyer, and Milkah Muigai, a Kenyan entrepreneur also based in …
Read More »Berlin freezes rent for five years to tenants’ relief
The rent-cap decision was taken by Berlin’s governing parties (SPD, the Left party and Greens) in reaction to the outcry of residents who have gone to the streets several times in recent years to protest the ever-increasing rent in the city.
Read More »Again! 40 Nigerians deported by Germany; activist calls for policy change
“Many of the deportees roam about in Lagos and are homeless because no provisions had been made by the Germans or our own government for their dignified reception”
Read More »Buhari, other African leaders arrive in Russia for historic summit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Russia for a three-day inaugural Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum, which will focus on peace, security, and development. The President, who arrived at the Sochi International Airport at 11.25pm on Monday, was received by the Mayor of the City of Sochi, Anatoliy Nikolayevich Pakhomov, and other state officials. President Buhari is accompanied by Governor …
Read More »Theodor Wonja Michael passes on at 94
One of the oldest living Germans of African descent has passed on. Theodor Wonja Michael died in Cologne on Saturday (19 October), aged 94. Michael, who was born on 15 January 1925 as the youngest of four children to a father from Cameroon and a German mother, was one of the few remaining Black Germans who lived through the horrors …
Read More »Book Review: Memories of Theodor Wonja Michael
Deutsch Sein und Schwarz Dazu” (“To Be German and Black”) is a treasure and a gift for German historiography. It is a treasure because Theodor Michael succeeds in vividly describing and analysing key events of his dramatic life in a historical and political context, covering the period from the Weimar Republic to this day.
Read More »African women in Europe earn more than their male counterparts — UN study
Income inequality is reversed when Africans migrate to Europe, according to a new UN study about the reasons for moving. Although much higher earnings are a factor, intolerance at home often cements the decision. Nik Martin reports. African women earn, on average, 11% more than African men when they migrate to Europe, a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) study published …
Read More »Enugu Airport: Igbo leaders secure Buhari’s support
Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, who presented the region’s requests to the President, said unless something urgent and drastic was done, the state of the roads in the region might disrupt the usual rise in the level of socio-economic activities that takes place in the region
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