October, 2022

• 7 October

  Nigerian leader appeals to West on funds stolen from Africa

  

  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari appeals to the world on funds stolen from African countries likening them to artefacts unlawfully acquired during colonial rule in an open letter published in London’s Financial Times on Wednesday: —– President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has called for Western nations holding funds stolen from African to release them for the development of the continent. In …

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• 7 October

  Burkina’s coup chief becomes world’s youngest leader

  

  Ibrahim Traore was declared president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday after a two-day standoff that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, who had seized power only in January. Just a week ago, 34-year-old Traore, the head of a core of disgruntled junior officers, was unknown in his country. But in the space of a weekend, he has catapulted himself from army captain …

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• 3 October

  Are you a global-minded person between the age of 18-30?

  LEAD AFRICA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY 2022 – A capacity development program for young Africans and people of African descent from around the world A week-long training program aimed at bringing together 15 – 30 emerging leaders to develop skills for combating challenges inhibiting development in Africa and African Diaspora. The program’s objective is to develop the theory and practice of Sustainable …

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• 1 October

  Ghana embarks on investment roadshow in Germany

  

  ANNOUNCEMENT As part of efforts to increase the inflow of Foreign Direct Investments and Diaspora Investment to Ghana, the Diaspora Investment Desk of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre is organizing a 4- city investment roadshow in Germany. Scheduled from October 3rd to October 13th, 2022, the roadshow held in collaboration with the Ghana Embassy in Germany will consist of high-level …

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September, 2022

• 30 September

  Germany: New laws and other changes in October 2022

  Like every month, October 2022 brings some important changes for people living in Germany. For example, the minimum wage will rise to twelve euros, the value-added tax on gas will go down and new COVID-19 rules enter into force, among other new laws and regulations. Here’s an overview of what will change in the new month ———— Minimum wage rises …

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• 30 September

  German embassies discriminate against young visa applicants in Africa — Missio

  

  The Catholic mission organisation Missio has accused the German embassies in Nigeria and Kenya of discrimination against young visa applicants. Many of them invited for church youth meetings in Germany in October had not received visas, the organisation charged in Aachen. “Because they are young, they are generally assumed to be unwilling to return [after the end of their engagement …

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• 30 September

  Europe’s biggest career fair for Black professionals holds in Frankfurt

  “Mak(e)ing diversity visible” – In accordance with this principle, the ADAN Career Day 2022 will take place for the third time in a row on October 14 between 10 am and 6 pm in the Saalbau in Frankfurt am Main. This year, the Afro-German initiative pursues an important goal by aiming to establish the largest hybrid career fair for BPoC …

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• 30 September

  Germany: African Youth Education Awards marks 10th anniversary

  

  The African Youth Education (AYE) Awards holds its annual award ceremony at the premises of the IHK in Hamburg on Saturday, 22 October 2022. The youth empowerment initiative, which promotes educational achievement in the African community in Germany, marks its 10th anniversary this year. The scheme was initiated in 2011 to act against the observed low educational attainment level of …

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• 30 September

  Fashion: Nigerian brand sets standards for Africa

  

  Lagos-based Africana Couture with the opening of its new classy outlet in Abidjan has made a significant statement of intent of taking the lead in the propagation of African fashion on a global scale The merry sound of clinking glasses, hearty laughter and afrobeats music permeated the cool September evening at Rue Marconi Zone 4, a posh business district in …

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• 27 September

  Ethiopian to power new Nigerian national airline

  

  Nigeria has announced that Ethiopian Airlines would be its major partner, with forty-nine percent share-holding, for the Nigeria Air project. The country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja where he revealed that the national carrier was well on its way to being launched with three Boeing 737-800 that will shuttle between Abuja and Lagos. …

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