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2Baba Idibia, Diamond Platnumz perform live in Berlin

Two leading African hip-hop musicians will perform in Germany’s biggest city, political capital and multicultural hub in the first week of September. 2Baba Idibia, who went by the stage name 2Face Idibia until July 2014, will entertain fans of Afrobeats on 1 September in the prestigious Columbia Theatre in Berlin on 1 September. A week later, on 7 September, Tanzanian …

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2,400 Gambians to be deported by Germany, say refugee support groups

A week after 20 Nigerians were deported to their home country, refugee support groups in Germany have raised alarm that at least 2,400 Gambian refugees in the country were slated deportation. The groups, Flüchtlingsrat Baden-Württemberg (Refugee Council Baden-Württemberg), a non-profit organization that advises refugees and advocates for their rights, and the Gambia Helfernetz (Gambia Helpers Network), have written to Gambian …

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Free Training for Media Practitioners with Migration Background – Application deadline looms!

The continuing education program Digital Media for Media Practitioners with Refugee  History (Digitale Medien für Medienschaffende mit Fluchtgeschichte or DMF) of the Hamburg Media School is entering its eighth round this autumn. The Hamburg Media School offers these media practitioners – regardless of their residency status – a six-month free modular course program followed by an internship in a Hamburg-based …

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