The foundation of Chinese billionaire and founder of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative grand finale on Saturday in Accra, awarding $1 million in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa. The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) is a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, created by Jack Ma after his first …
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Half of Europe’s undocumented migrants live in Germany and UK — New report
Unauthorized immigrants are defined as people living in a country without citizenship and without residency permits which includes asylum-seekers with a pending decision.
Read More »German, Nigerian officials discuss repatriation of Nigerians without papers from Germany
Last year, Nigeria was one of the main countries of origin of asylum-seekers in Germany. Against this background, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung invited German and Nigerian officials to a technical roundtable discussion in Berlin on Thursday. Among others, the experts discussed how to make rejected Nigerian asylum-seekers leave Germany voluntarily and explore possible solutions to irregular migration from their country. Femi Awoniyi, …
Read More »New ride-sharing mobile application launches in Africa
“There is a desperate need for smarter mobility solutions that are environmentally sustainable and harness the power and value of sharing existing resources to benefit commuters as a whole”
Read More »Lufthansa introduces new flights connecting Germany and Namibia
"We are very proud to be offering this new connection from Namibia’s capital to our largest hub, Frankfurt. With this new flight, customers can have access to our vast worldwide network, and we are looking forward to connecting Namibia with the world."
Read More »Here’s why this Nigerian is Europe’s most wanted woman by the police
According to the investigations conducted by the French judicial police, 24 persons were involved in this criminal network.
Read More »International conference on African development holds in Tübingen, Germany
The 2-day event, featuring keynote speeches, plenary sessions, debates, case studies’ presentations, among others, will deliberate on strategies for mutually beneficial cooperation between Africa and its global partners towards reducing aid dependency in the continent.
Read More »Journalists’ association slams ARD, ZDF over minorities in Germany
The national association of German journalists with a migration background has criticised the two major public broadcasting services in Germany for promoting prejudice against people of foreign origin in the country.
Read More »Tizeti launches high-speed 4G LTE network in Nigeria
The launch of its 4G network provides Tizeti the opportunity to drive the growth in demand for eCommerce, music, interactive games and video consumption in Nigeria.
Read More »Naturalization: German states to introduce online application process
How long it takes from the time you apply to the presentation of the certificate of naturalisation varies from case to case, but, on average, it takes several months. In some cases, it could even take years. A new online procedure should make naturalization more citizen-friendly, easier and faster. Two states, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria, are currently jointly developing an …
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