I am the daughter of the well-known Nigerian human rights activist Comrade Oladipo Ola-Oni. My family originated from Ibadan, Nigeria, and I have been living in Germany since 1992. In Nigeria I was motivated by the way my best friend spoke the German language. It fascinated me. I developed so much affection for it that my dad applied for me …

There are no facts yet to back the widely circulated claims that Gambia’s ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh looted millions of dollars from the country’s treasury before leaving for exile, a spokesman of President Adama Barrow has revealed. Speaking on BBC Newsday late night programme on Sunday from Banjul, Halifa Sallah, the chief spokesman for Gambia’s new government, said no government institution …

It has not been the most positive of times in Nigeria considering the current economic climate, but every now and then a story will pop up and lift the spirits of the country. Tomisin Ogunnubi from Lagos has provided such a story for her nation in Answers Africa. The 12-year-old girl from Lagos has developed an app to solve a …

Members of the German chapter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which won Ghana’s presidential election in December, will celebrate their victory on Saturday, 11 February. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his third attempt defeated incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress at the 7 December election, marking the first time in Ghana’s history that a sitting president …

Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, finally left Banjul, the country’s capital, Saturday (21 January) night into a new life in exile in Equatorial Guinea. Before agreeing to step down and leave the country to allow the new president, Adama Barrow, to take over, Jammeh signed a Joint Agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU) …

After a military standoff and a flurry of diplomatic activities following last month’s presidential election, former President Yahya Jammeh finally left The Gambia late Saturday for a new life in exile. To avoid military confrontation with Senegalese-led ECOWAS troops, he had agreed on Friday to step down and leave the country after two days of marathon negotiations with Presidents Alpha …

Gambian refugees across the world are following the political crisis in their home country with both apprehension and hope. DW’s Daniel Pelz met some of them in Germany’s capital Berlin. General’s hands were glued to his smartphone, even when he spoke. “I am so scared. I am always thinking about Gambia, about what’s happening next,” the 30-year-old refugee from The Gambia said in …

Fellow Gambians, my first preoccupation, as president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces and a patriot and the most sacred at that is to preserve at every instance and in every circumstance the lives of Gambians and this is a duty I hold sacrosanct. I have always pride for peace and security of our nation and Africa. During this entire …

“I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians,” Yahya Jammeh said in a late night address on state television yesterday [Friday, 20 January]. The man who has ruled The Gambia for the past 22 years has finally agreed to give up power and leave the …

The International Green Week has opened today in Berlin. The exhibition, which is the world’s biggest fair for food, agriculture and horticulture, will run until 29 January. In a total of 26 exhibition halls, about 1,500 national and international exhibitors present typical regional products and services and invite visitors to discover the world’s foods and other treats. The International Green …