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.
Frankfurt-based published author and musician Che Chidi Chukwumerije writes on what it means to be German even when your roots are thousands of kilometres away. “Being German is more than being a colour. It is being a type. It is being a part-bearer of Germany and Germany’s future within you,” he says. Being German is more than being white – …
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HomeSend, Mastercard aim to transform the $3bn remittance industry in Ethiopia
HomeSend and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) have announced a new remittance service that will allow more than 100 million Ethiopians to send funds directly to any mobile number in the East African country. Launched in 2014, HomeSend is a joint venture of Mastercard, eServGlobal and BICS that enables business to business cross-border and cross-network transfers. Consumers can send …
Read More »Africans in diaspora sent $35.2 billion home in 2015
Sub-Sahara Africans living outside their home countries sent US$35.2 billion home in 2015, according to the latest figures released by the World Bank. Nigerians alone accounted for $21bn of all remittances to the region. The Bank’s figures also show that officially recorded remittances to developing countries amounted to $431.6bn in 2015, an increase of 0.4 percent over $430bn in 2014. …
Read More »Special: How to apply for asylum in Germany
Applying for asylum can be a long, complicated process. This is what you need to do...
Read More »First cruise ship docks in Tunisia since 2015 attack
A celebratory band played Thursday 6 October as a cruise liner docked in the port of Tunis for the first time since a March 2015 jihadist attack killed 21 tourists in the capital. The German-operated MS Europa motored into La Goulette with 350 passengers on board for a one-day stopover. The tourists, cameras at the ready, were greeted by a …
Read More »Ria rolls out big in Ghana
Leading global money transfer company expands service further in Africa
Read More »Nigerians in Germany to converge on Hamburg for National Day
Nigerians in Germany are expected to head to Hamburg in large numbers this weekend for the annual celebrations of their country’s independence anniversary organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Germany. An Award Ceremony & Dinner will round up the NIDO Germany Day 2016 in the Merchant City on 1 October. It will be the culmination of the two-day …
Read More »Thefts on German public transport rise by 25 percent
44,800 bags and hand luggages were registered stolen in 2015, a rise of about a quarter on 2014
Read More »US-Africa Business Forum 2016
The United States Chamber of Commerce and the Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted the US-Africa Business Forum in New York on 21 September. The forum played host to African business and political leaders and their American counterparts. Development in Africa is really shaping up, as more trade partnerships are being made with several global investors and stakeholders towards evolving the continent’s image, …
Read More »Pro-Biafra Protests in Bonn, Germany
Global protests move Biafra conflict back into spotlight
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