The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Germany held its “Networking Summit for Nigerians in Germany” on Saturday (27 July) in Berlin. The event was “designed to identify potential solutions for fostering Nigeria’s economic development” and “an opportunity to contribute to efforts to find solutions to the myriad problems confronting our nation,” according to NIDO Germany. Dr (Engr) Moses Ogun, President …

Many institutions are currently making attempts to revisit their colonial past. In Dortmund, the LWL Museum Zeche Zollern recently opened the exhibition “Das ist kolonial” which will run until 26 October 2025. The exhibition is an attempt to make Westphalia’s role and (in)visible legacy of colonialism visible. In Dresden, an exhibition entitled “Menschen anSchauen” at the Stadtmuseum ended on 7 …

August 2024 brings numerous changes affecting various aspects of everyday life in Germany. Here is a comprehensive overview of the most important changes. Submit your 2023 tax return on time! One of the most important deadlines in August concerns the submission of tax returns for 2023. Anyone who prepares their own taxes must submit their return by 2 September 2024. …

A new study has revealed the European cities with the cleanest Airbnb’s accomodation, with Split, Croatia taking the top spot.  Holiday rental experts at GuestReady analysed Airbnb data to find the average cleanliness rating for rental properties in 50 popular European cities. They considered the 100 most reviewed properties in each city to determine which cities have the cleanest accommodations …

By Nefeli-Anna Tatsi Munich-based music producer and musician TonyB Gaskyani started the summer season by releasing his first personal EP “New Age”. The title is his fresh start into the German music industry. His EP marks the beginning of a transformation from successful beat maker and music-producer to solo musician and a performer. As a Nigerian born and raised artist, …

Press Release – Berlin, 26 July 2024 │The first Afro Football Forum will take place at the NIO House, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin on 15 August, with the theme Impact Beyond the Pitch. The Afro Football Forum is a meeting point for Africans working in football in Europe. It will bring together industry professionals working in football media, management, agency, marketing as …

On Saturday (20 July), the streets of Berlin resonated with the voices of about a hundred protesters from the Black community and their allies, who gathered to express their outrage and demand justice for the recent killing of William Chedjou. The 37-year-old Cameroonian man was stabbed to death by a Turkish man during an argument over parking space on 11 …

The 13th Afrika Festival Potsdam/Brandenburg at the weekend was a complete success – around 2,000 visitors flocked to Potsdam’s Luisenplatz (Luisen Square) on each of the two days of the festival. The festival kicked off on Friday with a lively and colourful street parade through the streets of Potsdam, featuring traditional African music, dance and costumes, showcasing the vibrant spirit …

Hi there, I’m Nesa. If you haven’t read the previous episodes, I advise you to stop reading. Go back, read them, and then come back. Don’t worry; I’ll be right here waiting for you. And if you’ve already read the previous episodes, buckle up, and let’s continue our journey. I would not call myself a DADA BEE (a Ghanaian colloquialism). …

Dr Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, outgoing Member of the European Parliament, writes on the significance of Gambian parliamentarians’ decision not to rescind the ban on female genital mutilation in the west African country ____________________ Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains banned in the Gambia. Despite pressure from religious dignitaries and retrograde groups in society who consider female genital mutilation to be an integral …

Documenting the scene will help protect your legal rights and make it easier to claim compensation Seeing a doctor, even for minor injuries, is vital for maintaining a record of the accident Be prepared for an accident by keeping recording equipment in your car, an expert warns  Getting caught up in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. It’s …

William Chedjou, a Cameroonian, was stabbed to death during an argument over parking space on Thursday evening in Berlin. The incident took place shortly after 6 pm in Böttgerstraße and the victim and perpetrator did not previously know each other, the police said. According to media reports, the 37-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach by a Turkish man, initially …

Wole Soyinka, the literary giant and human rights icon, turns 90 on 13 July. Considering the gamut of his creative work as a dramatist, poet, novelist, essayist, memoirist and wordsmith, the emeritus professor of comparative literature could arguably be described as Africa’s greatest man of letters ever. In 1986, Soyinka became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in …

For a continent whose merits have been overshadowed by wars, natural disasters, poverty and human displacements, the Nobel Prize for literature awarded to the Nigerian Wole Soyinka in 1986 must have come as a shock to those audiences with little knowledge of the presence of a wealth of contemporary African literatures. This shock could only be the result of years …

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka turns 90 on 13 July. Femi Awoniyi and Michael Nnaji look at the life of the literary giant as a political and rights activist in the service of humanity. Born Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka on 13 July 1934 in Abeokuta, south-western Nigeria, this truly great man of many parts is often wrongly reduced to the Nobel Prize …

Hi again, Nesa here. Welcome back to the second episode of my journey. Today, we dive into my experience relocating from Ghana to Germany, a journey that redefined my path and taught me invaluable lessons about resilience, starting afresh, and seizing opportunities. To be honest, I never imagined I would settle in Germany. Born here but raised in Ghana, I …

Karamba Diaby, the first African-born member of the German parliament, has announced that he would not run in next year’s federal election. Dr Diaby, who was first elected into the Bundestag in 2013, wants to spend more time with his family and make way for younger politicians. Here’s the public statement he issued on Wednesday to announce his decision not …

ANNOUNCEMENT After some anxiety about the future of the African Music Festival, we are now all the more pleased to be able to present this year’s wonderful programme (1-4 August) under the motto “We are one”! Thanks to the great support of many people who donated, contributed to the crowd-funding campaign and took part in the benefit concerts, we were …

Concerned about their homeland, which is experiencing tough economic times, Nigerians in Germany will gather in Berlin on 27 July. The summit, which will feature expert panel discussions, an exhibition of Nigerian start-ups and cultural events, will produce a communique with recommendations for the Nigerian government. Nigeria is currently experiencing challenging economic conditions due to significant policy decisions implemented by …

The Africa Centre London has rolled out an elaborate programme to celebrate the life of Wole Soyinka, the first African Nobel laureate in Literature (1986), to mark the Nigerian writer’s 90th birthday. From Friday, July 19 to Saturday, July 27, The Africa Centre will come alive with exhibitions, roundtables, film screenings, live music performances and poetry recitals to celebrate the …