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.
The political temperature in the West African nation of The Gambia is rising as thousands …
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Italian priest cries out over African migrants trapped in Libyan detention centers
Roman Catholic priest Father Mussie Zerai, president of the humanitarian organization Habeshia and pastor to …
Read More »Outpouring of support for Karamba Diaby after shots were fired at MP’s office
Condemnations trail attack on the office of Karamba Diaby, a Senegal-born member of the Bundestag, …
Read More »Russian hacking group attacking banks in sub-Saharan Africa – Kaspersky warns
“We urge all banks to stay vigilant, as apart from the large sums Silence group also steals sensitive information while monitoring the banks' activity as they video record screen activities. This is a serious privacy abuse that might cost more than money can buy.”
Read More »Germany: Recruitment of non-EU nurses must be fair to their countries of origin – Caritas
A new law (Skilled Worker Immigration Act or Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz) that facilitates the recruitment of skilled …
Read More »Ghana: Row breaks out over voters’ register ahead of general elections
Opposition parties slam electoral commission’s plan to compile a new electoral register before the December …
Read More »Global food and agriculture fair opens in Berlin
The International Green Week opens on Thursday (16 January) in Berlin. The exhibition, which is …
Read More »Germany: How Black people should deal with racial profiling – former police officer
Black people are often singled out as potential culprits in society which is why they are frequently stopped and searched by the police, followed in the supermarket, asked for their ticket by controllers in public transport or closely observed by security personnel in official premises. Since Black people are subjected to these experiences more frequently than members of other groups, we talk of their racial profiling.
Read More »Gambian govt warns former President Jammeh not to return home
Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, is seeking to return home but the government say it …
Read More »1,300 reported deaths in the Mediterranean in 2019 – UN
Nearly 1,300 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean in 2019, the United Nations agency for migration …
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