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.
Kenneth Gbandi honoured, African Catholic Women in Germany meet in Frankfurt, Barrister Efosa Ogieriakhi is 50!
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June, 2016
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16 June
Documentary on Swaziland as Africa’s last absolute monarchy
The film describes the fight for democracy and socio-economic justice in the tiny sub-Saharan country through the eyes of Bheki Dlamini, a young activist
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15 June
Journey to Africa’s Middle Class
The Western media’s picture of Africa is characterised by two extremes: usually depicted are either the very poor masses who cannot feed themselves and who are all allegedly knocking on the door of Fortress Europe or the very rich who make their money at the expense of those poor people. The middle segment of society, however, is ignored in foreign …
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15 June
How parents can strengthen Black children against racism
There should be no place for racism in any civilised society. To fight it should be everybody’s duty, but parents in particular should be bound to take more responsibility for their children’s education, since they naturally play a crucial role in their social development. Adapting to this challenge, parents of children of African origin in Berlin, organised in an association …
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15 June
Africa spends 35 billion US dollars in importing food
Despite Africa having 65 per cent of the unused arable land in the world, the continent cannot feed itself. According to the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, Africa imports food worth US$35 billion annually, when the continent should have been a next exporter of food. Dr Adesina, who was speaking at the 7th Africa Agriculture Science …
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15 June
Accra’s Kotoka International Airport becoming a regional hub for air travel
Situated 10 kilometres from the centre of Accra, Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is the first point of call for businesspeople as well as tourists visiting the country. KIA, the only international airport in Ghana, is fast becoming the regional hub for air travel in West Africa. Thanks to Ghana’s increasing profile as a preferred business hub and tourist destination, KIA …
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9 June
Social media campaign launched to promote tourism in Ghana
Africa’s leading hotel booking website, Jovago, has launched its #MyGhana social media campaign promoting tourism in the country worldwide. The campaign runs on Facebook and Twitter. To take part in the campaign, social media users are required to take beautiful pictures of any eye-catching monument, landscape or landmark; post them on social media using the hashtag #MyGhana, tag five friends …
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9 June
What Stephen Keshi will most importantly be remembered for in Africa
How former Nigeria’s national trainer, who suddenly died on 8 June, defeated prejudice against African coaches in Africa Tragedy struck African football in the early hours of 8 June when Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former coach of Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, suddenly died at 54 in Benin City. The former international football player and coach had lost his wife …
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9 June
Rupert Neudeck’s last message to the world about Africa
Famous German humanitarian Rupert Neudeck, who died on 31 May 2016 at 77, points out what he considers the major impediments to African development in his book The strength of Africans and he explains why Western development agencies cannot be helpful to a continent that is so rich in natural resources. In his book Die Kraft Afrikas – Warum der …
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9 June
“Never forget where you come from,” Beatrice Onyele
“Never forget where you come from,” advises Frankfurt-based retired nurse (aged 75), Mrs Beatrice Onyele, as she goes down memory lane and talks about her experiences in Germany since arriving 50 years ago.
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