THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora! The African Courier is an international magazine published in Germany to report on Africa and the Diaspora African experience. The first issue of the bimonthly magazine appeared on the newsstands on 15 February 1998. The African Courier is a communication forum for European-African political, economic and cultural exchanges, and a voice for Africa in Europe.
Berlin-based independent bookshop Buchhandlung InterKontinental has once again been awarded the coveted Deutscher Buchhandlungspreis for …
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Momentum Grows for Return of Colonial-Era Looted Artifacts
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Germany: African festivals not to miss before summer ends!
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Top African Festivals in Germany 2025
The annual parade of African music and culture – a vibrant celebration showcasing the continent’s fi…
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German-Ghanaian theatre collaboration premieres
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Lupita Nyong’o named jury president of Berlinale
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David Alaba’s sister expresses interest in Ghanaian musician
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Don’t miss these African Festivals in Germany!
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Angélique Kidjo wins world’s ‘most prestigious music prize’
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Potsdam celebrates Africa as Festival marks 11th anniversary!
With a wide-ranging programme including live concerts, dance performances, a fashion show, a bazaar …
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Germany: Céphas Bansah crowned Golden Winemaker with glamour
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First Nigerian-German Cultural Carnival holds in Frankfurt
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Lagos hosts Adire cultural festival
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Virgin Music launches African label
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today (7 June) announced…
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Stonebwoy, Nkulee Dube, others to rock German town of Emmendingen
The German town of Emmendingen will host the 20th anniversary of the African Music Festival from 4 t…
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Rotimi comes to Germany for exclusive show!
With co-signings from T-Pain, 50 Cent, JAY-Z, Jamie Foxx and TI, singer-songwriter Rotimi ushers in …
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Think you’re made for film and TV? Then join MultiChoice Talent Factory!
PRESS RELEASE MultiChoice is once again searching for 60 aspiring film and TV content creators from …
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Nigerian film smashes Netflix global chart in 5 days
A Nigerian made film is making waves across the globe. After only five days of being available on Ne…
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Wizkid, Burna Boy, other superstars to perform at world’s biggest Afrobeats festival
The music industry is booming across the African continent and it is attracting major international …
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Germany: Emmendingen to host African Music Festival in full format again
The African Music Festival 2022 will take place from Thursday, 4 to Sunday, 7 August at the Schlossp…
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How Netflix is celebrating Month of Africa
There’s plenty that’s unique about Africa — from being the world’s warmest continent to being home t…
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New international label for African Jazz launches
The legendary Jazz label Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa have announced the creat…
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Germany-based African wins architecture’s global prize
"There is still a feeling that everything that's local is primitive" …
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New Afro-Caribbean social media platform launches
Bantoo, a new innovative digital platform is launched for the growing Afro-Caribbean market, is bein…
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Book: Life on Ajayi Crowther Street in Lagos
Cologne-based journalist and contributing editor to The African Courier, Tina Adomako, reviews Lagos…
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NIDO Germany partners Ehizoya on Nollywood Festival
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AfDB, partners launch new fashion competition for African designers
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Dubai Expo showcases African cuisine, unites world through food
With more than 250 restaurants representing 191 countries all gathered in a place, the Expo 2020 Dub…
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New curator of African Book Festival Berlin named
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African hairdressers act as mental health first aiders, new study shows
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Alison Kabuya wins Cantu Curl Awards Germany with ‘supernatural fantasy look’
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New publisher of African books opens for business in Berlin
InterKontinental, the Berlin-based literary agency and association for the promotion of African and …
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Netflix and UNESCO launch short film competition for African filmmakers
Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch an innovative short film competition on ‘African F…
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Germany: König Bansah named Golden Winemaker 2022
The city of Bad Dürkheim, the heartland of the wine-producing region of southwest Germany, and its C…
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Tanzanian wins 2021 Nobel prize in literature
The 2021 Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to the Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurna…
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Submit your story and get a chance to be featured by the United Nations!
NEW YORK, United States, October 4, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Do you have a favorite religi…
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International literature festival holds in Berlin
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Record entries for All Africa Music Awards 2021
The African Union Commission and The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards, (Afrima), h…
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Meron Hadero wins 2021 Caine Prize for African Writing
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New children’s book explores famous Nigerian festival
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African Books Open Borders in Berlin
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Nigeria’s central government to take possession of returning Benin Bronzes – Minister
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Cologne’s film festival focuses on digitalisation in African cinema
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Nigerian singing legend dies
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Benin Artefacts in Germany: Nigeria proposes strict time limit for return
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Nigerian delegation visits Berlin over return of Benin artefacts
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Entries open for All African Music Awards 2021
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African Book Festival holds in Berlin, Germany
The annual African Book Festival Berlin holds on 16-17 July. The festival, which was held for the fi…
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Zimbabwean writer receives prestigious German prize
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International donor calls for proposals to promote Africa’s reading culture
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Importance of ‘traditional’ dresses to Africans in diaspora
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Germany-based Ogalady hosts virtual African fashion business show
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Are you trapped in the dark? There is a way out!
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New Book Release! Trapped In The Dark by Joyce Ejiogu-Schmeer
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German museums to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
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Davido hits 20 million followers on Instagram, becomes most followed African artiste
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Remembering Papa Wemba, 5 years on
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Nigerian film selected for New York festival
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Mexico returns stolen artefact to Nigeria
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Grammys for Burna Boy, Wizkid a global endorsement of Afrobeat – Nigerian minister
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Time for a digital scale-up in Africa to unlock creative economies, panelists say
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Minorities should be more visible in German media – Integration Plan
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Return all colonial treasures to Africa – group calls on Europe
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New book on how to have a successful marriage launched
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Mondia brings pay-only-when-you-consume entertainment to Nigeria
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Book: Ghanaians in Germany – Past, Present and Future
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African designers championing sustainable fashion
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TRAVEL: The Congo Square in New Orleans
When Berlin-based freelance journalist Wolfgang König recently travelled to New Orleans, he found himself drawn …
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Fela’s Legacy Celebrated with Long-Overdue Global Honour
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Cheikh Lô Returns with Monumental New Album
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KENAKO: Berlin’s African festival celebrates culture, dialogue and togetherness
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Germany: Africa Fashion Week Returns Next Weekend with Style and Substance
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Africa Fashion Week holds in Cologne
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Book: Designers narrate African fashion history
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Black International Cinema Berlin 2025 Marks Milestone
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New prize launched for African films
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Nollywood stars light up Frankfurt as festival celebrates cinema and culture
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Funke Akindele, others storm Frankfurt for Nollywood Festival
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New Nollywood – Going for new models to curb piracy
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The Making of Nollywood
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Nollywood at 25! Africa tells its story
