November, 2019

• 11 November

  Submit your proposal for a chance to grow your business!

  The Mastercard Foundation Centre is inviting educational technology innovators to apply for funding to grow their ventures while contributing to improving the quality of education in Africa. The deadline for submissions is..

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• 10 November

  What the Mandela exhibition in Berlin shows and why you should see it

  

  An exhibition commemorating the life of South African freedom hero and global moral icon is currently showing in Berlin, Germany.

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• 8 November

  Why Buhari sacked Osinbajo’s aides — Presidency

  

  The Presidency said media reports of a soured relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public.

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• 8 November

  Migrants are systematically discriminated against in Germany — sociologist

  

  Turkish students receive worse marks for the same performance, women with headscarves are less likely to receive invitations to a job interview, Naika Foroutan, a sociologist, criticizes the systematic discrimination against migrants. In Germany, according to the German-Iranian migration researcher Naika Foroutan, Muslims are the most disadvantaged. Even if many feel that they are tolerant and open, the reality looks …

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• 8 November

  Germany in 20 years: 1 in 3 people will have migrant roots — Experts

  By 2040, about 35% of Germany's population will have a migrant background or be a migrant themselves, according to a German migration expert.

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• 8 November

  ‘Keteke’ opens Afrikamera 2019 to rave review in Berlin

  

  A Ghanaian comedy film set the tone for this year’s Afrikamera, the festival that showcases current feature and documentary films from Africa in Berlin. Keteke, the debut production of Peter Kofi Sedufia, kicked the 5-day festival off on Thursday (7 November). The film, a witty look-back at the inadequate transport infrastructure of the early 1980s Ghana, was well received by …

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• 8 November

  MoneyGram awards outstanding migrant entrepreneurs

  The 1st European MoneyGram Migrant Awards to honour migrant entrepreneurs for supporting local economies & reinforcing integration in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, took place on 7 November 2019 at the Claridge in Brussels. Several representatives of MoneyGram such as Michael Schütze, Head of MoneyGram Europe, Grant Lines, Chief Revenue Officer and prominent guests participated at the award ceremony, including Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner …

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• 7 November

  Nigerian sex trafficking syndicate goes on trial in France

  Also on the list of accused is Jessica Edosomwan, Europe's most wanted woman. She’s accused of recruiting women in Nigeria for the sex trade in Lyon, Nimes and Montpellier.

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• 6 November

  Appeal Court sacks APC senator from Ekiti, declares PDP winner

  

  The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye.   The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Biodun Olujimi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23.   The Independent National Electoral Commission had …

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• 6 November

  Dayan Kodua’s new book on how a doll changes a kid’s thinking

    German-Ghanaian actress and author Dayan Kodua has written a children’s book. Odo tells the story, in German, of Odo, a 6-year-old girl in Ghana. The day Odo saw a black doll at her girlfriend’s birthday party changed her. She was so fascinated that she could no longer think of anything else other than of how to own her own …

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