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.
The Green politician Hans-Christian Ströbele is dead. He died on Monday at the age of 83, his lawyer Johannes Eisenberg announced on Wednesday. Ströbele, who sat in the Bundestag for 21 years, was the first Green to be elected to the federal parliament by direct mandate in the Berlin constituency of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in 2002. He thus went down in party …
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August, 2022
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31 August
Germany: New laws and other changes in September 2022
Some pandemic-related special regulations expire in September while people in paid employment can look forward to receiving the flat-rate energy allowance. Other changes affect e-prescriptions, food ordered online, the number of COVID-19 vaccination doses required for the ‘fully vaccinated status’ and refugees from Ukraine, among others •••• Corona protection measures expire, new ones are coming The Corona protection measures in …
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30 August
Nigerian diaspora praised over increase in remittances
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has commended Nigerians in the Diaspora on the rise of remittances in the first quarter of the year, by 20.3 per cent, representing the seventh consecutive quarterly increase in diaspora remittances since last quarter in 2020. In a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa …
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30 August
Germany: Non-Ukrainian refugees from Ukraine fear for their residence status
Among those who have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the war in February are around 300,000 third-country nationals – persons who are neither from Ukraine nor the EU, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Many of these are seeking refuge in Germany and now face uncertainty as a transitional regulation of their residency ends on 31 August …
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29 August
Why Africa should reject rush to renewable energy By NJ Ayuk
In May 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report calling for a halt to oil and gas exploration around the globe at the end of 2022. NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber, argues in this opinion piece that denying Africa the benefits of its oil and gas resources could hinder the continent’s development—— African countries are hardly …
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28 August
Peter Obi in Frankfurt, expresses strong belief in Nigerians living abroad
Nigerians in Germany convened in Frankfurt on Friday for an Interactive session with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Joe Mmeh reports on the event —– In what could be described as a town hall meeting with Nigerians in Germany, Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, made a speech after which he took questions from a cross-section of …
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25 August
Peter Obi in Germany to speak with Nigerians
Leading Nigerian politician and presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, will speak to his countrymen and women in Germany on Friday 26 August in Frankfurt am Main. The businessman turned politician will give a lecture on ‘The Role of Nigerians in Diaspora in Transformation of Nigeria’ at the event, christened ‘Nigerians in Germany Welcome …
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24 August
Why Sunday Oliseh quit German club after only two months as trainer
Sunday Oliseh has resigned his post as head coach of German Regionalliga side SV Straelen. The former Nigerian international quit the job on Sunday due to the poor performance of club since he took over as chief trainer. SV Straelen has lost all five matches under Oliseh in the regional league, scoring just once in the five league outings. In …
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24 August
Germany: Registration opens for African Youth Education Awards 2022
Registration for participation in the African Youth Education Awards (AYEA) 2022 has been flagged off by its organisers. Every year, young people who have excelled in their educational and training careers are honoured with AYEA at a colourful ceremony in Hamburg. AYEA, an initiative to promote higher educational achievements among youth in African-origin communities in Germany, started in 2010. The …
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22 August
Germany: Young Senegalese shot by police buried in Senegal
Mohamed Lamin Dramé, the 16-year-old refugee from Senegal who was shot dead by a policeman on 8 August in Dortmund, has been buried in his home country. The story of broken dream of a young African refugee Mohamed Lamin Dramé. The story of broken dream of a young African refugee/Photo: Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana —– Repatriation of the mortal remainThe death of …
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