Germany urgently needs immigration to cushion the effects of demographic change and labour shortages. Yet a growing number of people living in the country, particularly those with a migration background, are contemplating the opposite move: leaving Germany altogether. According to a new short study by the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), 21 per cent of people living …

Germany’s Federal Police Commissioner (Bundespolizeibeauftragter), Uli Grötsch, has acknowledged that incidents of racial discrimination experienced by Black people and other People of Colour are reported far too rarely through official channels, limiting the ability of authorities to investigate and address misconduct within the police. Speaking in Berlin, Grötsch said he regularly hears accounts of discriminatory behaviour by federal police officers, …

The waters off The Gambia have claimed yet more young lives in a devastating reminder of the perils of irregular migration. On New Year’s Eve, a boat carrying over 200 migrants capsized near Jinak village in the North Bank Region, leaving at least 31 people dead and dozens still missing. For the survivors, hope has come at a steep price: …