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 African community will gather in Hamburg on 4 November to honour youths of African descent who have excelled in their educational and training pursuits in the past year. The event, the 11th African Youth Education Awards (AYEA), will be graced by diplomats, German politicians, Hamburg officials and other guests. Initiated thirteen years ago to act against the observed low …
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October, 2023
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20 October
Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit holds in Abuja
The 2023 Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit will hold on 13-15 November in Abuja. The event brings together Diaspora investors and people seeking investment opportunities in Nigeria. Nigerians living across the globe are expected to converge at the annual event, convened by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), to network for the purpose of investing in their homeland. The Summit is …
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19 October
Germany: New African business network to launch
A new network to bring together industry professionals and thought leaders to foster collaboration and inspire innovation within the African business community will launch in November. Its aim is to ignite opportunities for its members —— PRESS RELEASE Alfajiri Business Networking, a dynamic and inspiring networking platform, is thrilled to announce its official launch on 16 November 2023. Under the …
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17 October
Germany: Nigerian jumps to his death to avoid deportation
A rejected Nigerian asylum-seeker about to be deported has died after jumping out of the window in Hainichen, near Chemnitz, in the eastern German state of Saxony, several newspapers have reported. The 33-year-old man was to be deported to the Netherlands, where he ostensibly first lodged his asylum application in the EU. The police wanted to pick him up on …
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17 October
Ghana and South Africa agree on visa-free travel
Ghana and South Africa have entered into an agreement for a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary passports. This means that citizens of both countries can travel and stay in each other’s territory for up to 90 days without visa in a calendar year. The agreement, which takes effect from 1 November, was announced in a press statement issued …
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16 October
The world converges at Bazaar Berlin 2023
From 8 to 12 November, around hundreds of exhibitors from all over the world will present their products at Bazaar Berlin, the international fair for Crafts Fair, Design, Natural Goods and Fair Trade Products. From sustainable furniture and wood accessories from Portugal or hand-printed cotton fabrics from India to Bolga baskets from Ghana – everything revolves around arts and crafts, …
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12 October
German jailed over death of African, 32 years after
Samuel Kofi Yeboah died in an arson attack on a hostel for asylum-seekers in September 1991. Thirty-two years after the tragic event in Saarlouis, a 50-year-old German national, identified as Peter S., was convicted on Monday for setting the house on fire and was thus responsible for the death of the Ghanaian man. The culprit, a former neo-Nazi thug who …
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11 October
Afro-German politician honoured in Washington
The Women Ambassadors Foundation and Howard University Washington DC have awarded the prestigious ”Peace, Inclusion and Diversity” Prize to Dr Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Member of the European Parliament and Co-Chair of its “Anti-Racism and Diversity Inter-fractional Working Group” (ARDI). The Afro-German politician was honoured for her longstanding commitment to combating racism, discrimination and for diversity. Dr Herzberger-Fofana was jointly presented with …
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11 October
My Experience at the Nigeria Embassy in Vienna
Nigerians usually complain about service delivery at their country’s embassies. Engineer Oluyemi Ogundele was recently at the Nigerian embassy in Vienna, Austria. He was so impressed about the marked improvement in the chancery and how he was served that he decided to narrate his experiences to other Nigerians in Austria and Europe ——– By Engineer Oluyemi Ogundele During my visit …
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11 October
Tribute to Nigeria’s Diaspora Amazon
Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa/Photo: NIDCOM The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, recently clocked 61. Rosemary Moribirin pays tribute to a woman who through her work has significantly raised the profile of Nigerians living in the diaspora in their homeland ——- In the grand tapestry of life, we gather to celebrate a luminous figure in Nigeria’s …
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