July, 2024

• 6 July

  Book: Chronicles of a German-Born African

  

  In her new short autobiographic book, Cologne-based legal scholar and creative author Nesa narrates her story, of an African girl who was born in Germany but raised in the continent and now lives in the country of her birth. This is the first episode of Nesa’s chronicle Hi, I’m Nesa, and over the next ten weeks, I’ll be taking you …

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• 6 July

  Book: Designers narrate African fashion history

  

  Our contributing editor Tina Adomako reviews “Afrika in Mode. Luxus, Handwerk und textiles Erbe”, a new book written by Ghanaian designer Ken Kweku Nimo, in which African fashion designers narrate African fashion history. “African” fashion has found its way into the Western fashion world for over a hundred years. Even when Black people were downgraded as primitive, it was and …

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June, 2024

• 29 June

  Berlin street named after Black activist

  

  A street has been named after the Afro-American poet and civil rights activist Audre Lorde in Berlin. Audre-Lorde-Strasse was inaugurated with a ceremony on the corner of Audre-Lorde-Str./Muskauer Str on Friday (28 June 2024). Among the personalities who attended the event were Clara Herrmann (district mayor of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg) and Werner Heck (head of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district council) as well as …

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• 29 June

  Germany’s reformed citizenship law: What you should know

  

  The reformed Citizenship Law entered into effect on 27 June 2024 and it’s expected to make it easier for foreign residents to become German nationals. Among the features of the legislation, the ‘Act on the Modernisation of Citizenship Law’ (das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts (StARModG)), are that foreigners living legally in Germany will be able to apply for a …

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• 29 June

  Germany: Yoruba Community celebrates 10th anniversary

  

  The Association of Yoruba Progressive Community (AYPC) Bayern e.V. is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding. The group’s members are from the Yoruba-speaking areas of Nigeria living in the state of Bavaria and they support each other as well as promote their culture in Germany. Events commemorating the milestone commenced on 1 June in the Bavarian city of Munich …

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• 29 June

  Germany: New legal regulations in July 2024

  

  The new month brings many changes that directly affect different areas of life in Germany. Pensions rise significantly, change of surnames now easier, breast cancer screening for older women, cannabis cultivation now allowed, black box to be mandatory for cars etc. Here’s an overview of all important changes in July 2024.   Pensions rise significantly Pensions will rise by 4.57 …

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• 22 June

  Yoruba Festival showcases Nigerian culture in Vienna, Austria

  

  The 2024 edition of the Yoruba (Nigeria) Cultural Festival takes place in Austria on 26-29 June. Organised by Egbe omo Oduduwa Austria, the festival, which holds annually in the capital city of Vienna, showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and promotes the country’s tourism potential. It also helps to foster friendly relations between Nigeria and …

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• 22 June

  Germany can reject refugee status granted by another Member State — Court

  

  Germany is not obliged to automatically recognise persons seeking protection as refugees because they already have been granted refugee status in another EU country. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Luxembourg on Tuesday that the states of the European Union are not obliged to take such action. Background to the case: A Syrian national who obtained refugee status …

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• 22 June

  Germany’s most popular stocks revealed

  

  New research has revealed the most popular stocks in Germany, with Tesla coming out on top. The study by Journo Research, with the help of global fintech group Plus500, analysed the last 12 months of Google search data for 300 companies to see which ones received the most average monthly searches. It found that Tesla is Germany’s most popular stock, with …

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• 22 June

  TANG congratulates elected Afro-Germans at EU and local elections 2024

  

  The European Parliament elections took place on Sunday 9 June 2024 in Germany. Local elections (Kommunalwahlen) were also held in eight German federal states on that day. Many Afro-German candidates contested at the elections and 10 of them were successful. Dr Sylvie Nantcha, Chairperson of The African Network of Germany (TANG), comprising more than 900 non-profit groups and individuals, has …

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