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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 …
Read More »Nigerian sex trafficking syndicate goes on trial in France
Also on the list of accused is Jessica Edosomwan, Europe's most wanted woman. She’s accused of recruiting women in Nigeria for the sex trade in Lyon, Nimes and Montpellier.
Read More »Appeal Court sacks APC senator from Ekiti, declares PDP winner
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Biodun Olujimi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23. The Independent National Electoral Commission had …
Read More »Dayan Kodua’s new book on how a doll changes a kid’s thinking
German-Ghanaian actress and author Dayan Kodua has written a children’s book. Odo tells the story, in German, of Odo, a 6-year-old girl in Ghana. The day Odo saw a black doll at her girlfriend’s birthday party changed her. She was so fascinated that she could no longer think of anything else other than of how to own her own …
Read More »Berlin film festival presents Lusophone Africa, opens with Ghanaian comedy
‘AFRIKAMERA – Latest Cinema from Africa’ presents, from 7 – 11 November in Berlin, a selection of current feature and documentary films from Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. The festival presents the latest productions by filmmakers from Lusophone Africa dealing not only with history but also issues such as gender, religion or urbanity and reflect cultural, social and political developments. In …
Read More »Nigeria’s Oscar entry ‘Lionheart’ disqualified
The movie was scheduled to be screened to voters for the International Feature Film category, formerly known as best foreign language film, on Wednesday.
Read More »Why Nigerians should set their sight on Dublin
A big and bold investment initiative will be launched at the annual general meeting of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), taking place in Dublin on 7-9 November.
Read More »Why agribusiness is Africa’s new investment frontier
Africa’s agribusiness sector is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, so there is certainly cause for optimism. Consumer demand for food in Africa is growing at an unprecedented rate. But what is fuelling this growth? Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya, Principal Economist and Manager, respectively, in the Agribusiness Development Division of the African Development Bank (AfDB), explain. In the …
Read More »Ghana gets new Honorary Consul in Germany
Honorary consuls are designated by a foreign government to look after the affairs of its citizens.
Read More »Nigeria’s borders closed to trade until January 2020, Ghana makes appeal
The action has affected trade in the West African region, causing diplomatic irritations among member states of the trading bloc ECOWAS.
Read More »Time to Invest in Africa is Now, Tony Elumelu tells global investors in Paris
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France, on 30 October. In his opening address, Elumelu urged French investors to look to Africa for long term investment opportunities. The French Minister of Economy …
Read More »Notice to Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation members in Germany
"It’s important that NIDOG is well represented... and we appeal to members to respond positively to this Call."
Read More »Hon. Collins Nweke praises NIDOE leadership as Nigerians gather in Dublin
Belgian-Nigerian politician Collins Nweke has lauded the leadership of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) for the manner it‘s running the group. In a press statement on the forthcoming Nigerian Diaspora Conference, taking place in Dublin on 7-9 November and organised by NIDOE, Nweke, who is a Councillor in the town of Ostend and a former chairman of the …
Read More »African Bank announces new capital record of $208 billion
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Thursday announced the largest capital increase in its history, with an almost 125 percent jump from $93 billion to $208 billion. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina hailed “a historic day” for the bank and “a day of joy for Africa” at a press conference in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital city of Abidjan. “This general …
Read More »African scholars take stock of African knowledge decolonisation in Nairobi
‘Debates on Africa, in Africa, with academics and scholars from Africa’ is how Cologne-based journalist Tina Adomako describes the 2019 conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, which she attended in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24-26 October. Ms Adomako reports from the gathering of scholars who, among others, discussed issues around reclaiming African studies from the European perspective and decolonizing …
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