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 …