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.
An initiative to promote African women entrepreneurs in Europe will launch in the German commercial city of Frankfurt/Main on 25 October. Maisha Business Women in Europe (MBWE) will offer women with refugee experience the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas and market their products and services. According to Virginia Wangare Greiner, one of the directors of the empowerment project, MBWE …
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October, 2019
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18 October
An opportunity to reimagine the future of African youth
While 60% of the working age population in Africa are employed, many of the jobs are lacking in dignity, decent pay, security and social protection. Young people are more affected by this as they constitute the majority of the population, and also have fewer opportunities for jobs with dignity.
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17 October
List of Phone numbers you should know in case of an emergency in Germany
Here is a list of useful emergency telephone numbers (Notrufnummern) in Germany from the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (Bundesamtes für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe, BBK): First aid emergency and fire brigade: 112 Calls to 112 are free of charge and can be made from a landline, pay phone or mobile phone. Dialling the number will direct you …
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17 October
Meet the Ghanaian driving digital literacy in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies
Getting Africa’s large and growing youth population ready for active roles in the global digital economy is no small task. But as one innovative social enterprise in Ghana has shown, when public and private sector partners collaborate to solve key societal problems, there is virtually no limit to what can be achieved. “Our continent is a wealth of …
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17 October
Nelson Mandela: Official Exhibition opens in Germany
“This unprecedented exhibition provides fresh insight into the people, places and events that formed his character and the challenges he faced.”
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17 October
Nigerian art work bought for $1.4m in London
A painting by the artist considered to be the father of Nigerian modernism has been bought for $1.4 million (£1.1million) at an auction in London after the owners googled the artist’s signature, BBC reported on Wednesday. Ben Enwonwu’s “Christine”, painted in 1971 in Lagos, had been in the home of the family of the owner of the painter since …
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16 October
Another Nigerian killed in South Africa in fresh violence
Contacted, Adetola Olubajo, President of the Nigerian Union South Africa, said that the national secretariat had been informed about the incident.
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15 October
EU unemployment drops to lowest level in nearly 20 years — Eurostat
The unemployment rate in the European Union has dropped to its lowest level in more than 19 years, Eurostat has announced. According to the EU’s official statistics agency, unemployment in the bloc stood at 6.2% in August, down from 6.3% the month before and from 6.7% in August 2018. That amounts to more than 15.4 million men and women out …
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15 October
Igbo leaders meet Buhari on Enugu airport, other national issues
The Chairman of the South East Governors Forum, David Umahi, said they had resolved to meet with Buhari following fears that the airport could be abandoned.
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14 October
Nyekachi Douglas emerges ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria’ 2019
Nyekachi Douglas, who gets a brand new car for her win at the grand finale, will also represent Nigeria at the Miss World 2019 pageantry which will be held on 14 December in London.
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