The only MP of African origin was reelected in 2019 to represent the eastern city of Halle in the Bundestag.
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Nigerians in Germany, friends bid solemn farewell to Dr Daniel Kutchin
Members of the Nigerian community, associates and friends gathered on 2 October, at the main cemetery in the German city of Mönchengladbach, to bid the final farewell to Dr Daniel Yakubu Kutchin. The Nigerian scholar, IT expert and development activist died on 7 August at the age of 57. A brief Christian funeral service preceded the interment of the …
Read More »Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit 2019 holds in Abuja
Convened by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in collaboration with Nigeria Diaspora and Alumni Network (NIDAN), the Summit is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria Investment Promotion Council, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, and Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission.
Read More »How to book a cheap flight to Africa, by award-winning travel agent
Reiseservice Sacco regularly offers its African customers flight tickets at best prices to more than 20 destinations from Senegal to Angola. “I’m personally in contact with the different airlines several times every week, in order to get special prices for the Ethnic Tickets. It’s time consuming and demands negotiating skills, but it pays off for our customers enormously,” says Sandro …
Read More »Ethiopia welcomes first dedicated TV platform: Ethiosat
For years, Ethiopian TV viewers have had to navigate through a plethora of multinational content in a variety of foreign languages in order to locate their favourite channels. That changes on 3 October with the launch of Ethiosat – the first-ever dedicated Ethiopian TV platform to host Ethiopia’s most popular local channels. This has been made possible by agreements between …
Read More »Nigeria: Russia gives conditions for Ajaokuta Steel Complex to thrive
The on-the-spot assessment, which involved a facility tour, was carried out by experts from MetProm Group, a Russian company which had offered to rehabilitate the steel complex and run it.
Read More »More foreign-born teachers working in Germany
There are more teachers from abroad working in German schools than ever before. The last decade has seen an increase of 61% in the number of foreign teachers. More teachers in Germany have non-German passports than ever before, according to figures from the German Statistics Office Destatis published on 2 October. Despite the increase, the percentage remains relatively modest; only …
Read More »More than 1,000 migrants dead in the Mediterranean so far in 2019
More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, according to the UN. This will be the sixth year in a row with more than 1,000 deaths in the Mediterranean in a year, said the UN International Organization for Migration on Tuesday in Geneva. Since 2014, at least …
Read More »Dangote unveils Waste-to-Wealth, recycling initiatives in Nigeria
As part of activities marking the 2019 Global Sustainability Week, employees of the pan-African conglomerate, the Dangote Industries Limited (https://Dangote.com/) flagged off an environment initiative tagged “Waste to Wealth initiative”, focused on managing waste disposal while generating income and giving back to communities wherein it operates. The Company marked the Sustainability Week with the theme: “Our Community, Our Passion” with …
Read More »Mercy wins #BBNaija 2019
The 26-year-old video vixen Mercy Eke has emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija season four. After 99 entertaining days, Mercy was announced as the winner by Ebuka Obi Uchendu during the Live Finale show, which held on Sunday, October 6. Mercy defeated fellow housemates, Mike, Frodd, Omashola and Seyi to emerge the winner of the whooping 60 Million …
Read More »25 things to love about Nigeria – African Bank director
While there is still much to do and many mountains to climb, I just thought to scribble down a few thoughts about what it is we love to love about this absolutely amazing country
Read More »Elida Almeida‘s spectacular grand festival finale performance in Düsseldorf
One of the highlights of this year’s düsseldorf festival! which counted a record 22,000 visitors was definitely the final concert featuring Elida Almeida. The Cape Verdean singer and her four-man band brought the house down with their mix of morna, funaná, coladeira and Afro-Latin sounds, reports Tina Adomako. In 2015, Elida Almeida won the prestigious Prix Découvertes RFI. This is …
Read More »CBN fines 12 banks 400 billion naira for failing to meet target
“We believe this development is largely negative for the banking sector … the macro-environment is still too fragile to support strong growth in lending,” analysts at Cardinal Stone said.
Read More »Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide, EU court rules
National courts in EU member states can order Facebook to delete content “worldwide”, Europe’s top tribunal has ruled, in what the US social media giant called an attack on free speech. If content was deemed “illegal” by a national court, then Facebook could be ordered to “remove information covered by the injunction or to block access to that information worldwide”, …
Read More »‘We were terrified, but we were not afraid to die’ — Rescued Eritrean girl narrates her ordeal crossing the Mediterranean
“There was water leaking inside the boat. The waves were so strong. We were terrified, but we were coming from hell. We were not afraid to die."
Read More »Italy: More than 5,000 migrants deported so far in 2019
"The rate of repatriations of those who do not have permission to stay in Europe is low throughout the European Union; we need to make it grow while respecting (everyone's) rights," says Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese
Read More »Germany’s outstanding African students to be honoured in Hamburg
A laudable initiative to promote higher educational achievements among youth in the community of people of African origin in Germany holds its annual award ceremony in Hamburg on Saturday, 2 November 2019. The African Youth Education Awards (AYEA) motivates African-origin youth in the country to seek excellence in school. The scheme was initiated in 2011 to act against the observed …
Read More »Deborah Oyedeji emerges Miss Nigeria Germany 2019
It was tough for the panel of judges entrusted with the task of choosing the most beautiful Nigerian woman in German on Saturday (5 September) in Hamburg. The quality of the candidates who participated at the beauty pageant, part of activities marking Nigerian independence celebrations in the city, made the job of the jury very difficult. For the contestants …
Read More »Nigerians converge in Dublin for Diaspora Conference 2019
Organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) and hosted by its Ireland chapter, the event will discuss issues of concern to Nigerians abroad as well as those surrounding the Diaspora role in national development.
Read More »Germany’s biggest business start-up fair holds in Berlin
Do you want to start a business, grow or revitalise your existing company and need inspiration, advice and funds? The German Founders and Entrepreneurs Days (Die Deutschen Gründer- und Unternehmertage or deGUT), holding in Berlin on 18-19 October, is the place to be. In addition to a comprehensive, free seminar and workshop program, the fair offers information on all start-up …
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