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One of the oldest living Germans of African descent has passed on. Theodor Wonja Michael died in Cologne on Saturday (19 October), aged 94. Michael, who was born on 15 January 1925 as the youngest of four children to a father from Cameroon and a German mother, was one of the few remaining Black Germans who lived through the horrors …
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October, 2019
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21 October
Book Review: Memories of Theodor Wonja Michael
Deutsch Sein und Schwarz Dazu” (“To Be German and Black”) is a treasure and a gift for German historiography. It is a treasure because Theodor Michael succeeds in vividly describing and analysing key events of his dramatic life in a historical and political context, covering the period from the Weimar Republic to this day.
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21 October
African women in Europe earn more than their male counterparts — UN study
Income inequality is reversed when Africans migrate to Europe, according to a new UN study about the reasons for moving. Although much higher earnings are a factor, intolerance at home often cements the decision. Nik Martin reports. African women earn, on average, 11% more than African men when they migrate to Europe, a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) study published …
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21 October
Enugu Airport: Igbo leaders secure Buhari’s support
Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, who presented the region’s requests to the President, said unless something urgent and drastic was done, the state of the roads in the region might disrupt the usual rise in the level of socio-economic activities that takes place in the region
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20 October
German authorities to expand crackdown on right-wing extremists
In the latest right-wing act of violence that has roiled the country, a gunman attacked a synagogue on 9 October in the eastern city of Halle. Unable to enter the Jewish worshiping house, he shot and killed two people on the street. German security officials want more authority to target and prevent far-right violence. Among the proposals on the table …
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18 October
Maisha Business: Project to support African women entrepreneurs in Europe launches
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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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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