In a landmark decision published on published on 20 November, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) declared that police may not enter a refugee’s room in a communal shelter to carry out a deportation without first obtaining a judicial search warrant. The court, based in Karlsruhe, ruled that such an enforcement measure constitutes a search (“Durchsuchung”) under the German Basic …

In this article, Amal Abbass, discusses racism, microaggressions and language rooted in colonial history. African-European children – children with both African and European heritage – often face subtle but painful comments about their identity. These remarks may not sound openly racist. They may even come from loving family members. But they carry hidden messages that can damage a child’s confidence …

Leaders of the European Union and the African Union will convene in Luanda, Angola, from 24–25 November for the seventh EU–AU Summit—an event that comes at a decisive moment for relations between the two continents. Co-hosted by Angola’s President João Lourenço and European Council President António Costa, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen representing the EU, the meeting …