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.
The annual summer season of African music and culture in Germany is on with various events, including live concerts and parading the crème de la crème of artistes from the continent and the Diaspora. Here are the top festivals:
Black International Cinema Berlin │ 12-14 May/Berlin, Haus der Demokratie │ www.black-international-cinema.com
African Food Festival Berlin │20-21 May / Alt-Stralau 1, 10245 Berlin │www.facebook.com/africanfoodfestivalberlin
Africa Festival Wuerzburg │25-28 May / Wuerzburg, Mainwiesen │www.africafestival.org
Kenako-Festival Berlin │8 – 18 June / Berlin, Alexanderplatz │www.kenako-festival.de
Afro-Ruhr Festival │30 June- 2July / Dortmund, Dietrich Keuning-Haus │www.afro-ruhr-festival.de
Afrika Festival Münster │1 – 11 June / Münster, diverse venues │afrika-kooperative.blogspot.de
Afrikatage Heidelberg/Mannheim │ Not yet fixed / Heidelberg & Mannheim │www.afrikatage.de
Markt der Kulturen Breisach │Not yet fixed / Breisach, Weinfestgelände │www.basar.afrikaba.de
Afrika Festival Nürnberg │15 – 18 June / Nürnberg, In den Pegnitzwiesen │www.afrika-festival-nuernberg.de
Afrikanisches Kulturfest Frankfurt │7 – 9 July / Frankfurt/Main, Rebstockpark │www.afrikanisches-kulturfest.de
Afrika-Fest Freudenstadt │24 – 25 June / Freudenstadt, Oberer Marktplatz │www.afrika-fest.info
Summerjam Festival Cologne │30 June – 2 July / Cologne, Fuehlinger See │www.summerjam.de
Afrikatage Landshut │28 – 30 July / Landshut, Alte Kaserne │www.afrikatage-landshut.de
Afrika Festival Stuttgart │7 – 9 July / Stuttgart, Erwin-Schoettle-Platz │www.afrikafestival-stuttgart.de
Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart│11 – 16 July / Stuttgart, Marktplatz │www.sommerfestival-der-kulturen.de
Afrika-Karibik-Festival Bayreuth │21 – 23 July / Bayreuth, Maximilianstraße │www.afro-karibik-festival.de
Afrika-Orient Kulturfestival Bonn │28 – 30 July / Bonn, Bottlerplatz & Friedensplatz │www.afrika-orient-bonn.de
Afrika-Festival Wiesbaden │Not yet fixed/ Wiesbaden, Festivalgelände Gramenz │www.black-magic-afrika.de
African Music Festival Emmendingen │4 – 6 August / Emmendingen, Schlossplatz │www.afrikaba.com
Afrika Karibik Festival Aschaffenburg │10 – 13 August / Aschaffenburg, Festplatz │www.karibik-festival.de
Afrikatage Duesseldorf │Not yet fixed/ Duesseldorf, Freizeitpark │ www.enije.com
Afro Karibik Festival Frankfurt │Not yet fixed/ Frankfurt/Main, Rebstockpark │www.afro-karibik.de
Chiemsee Summer Festival │16 – 19 August / Chiemsee, Übersee │www.chiemsee-summer.de
Afrika Festival Hamburg │25 – 27 August / Hamburg, Große Bergstrasse │www.alafia.de
MitAfrika Festival Cologne │11 – 13 September / Cologne, Schockoladenmuseum │www.festival-mitafrika.com
