A package of legislative and regulatory changes come into force in Germany in the new month, affecting everything from how much you pay at the petrol station to how you cross the EU’s external borders. For Africans living in Germany, several of these changes are directly relevant. Fuel Prices: One Rise Per Day, at NoonAs from 1 April, German petrol …

COMMENTARY By Amal Abbass* On 25 March 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement as the “gravest crime against humanity.” Though non-binding, the resolution explicitly links historical recognition to reparative justice, including apology, restitution, compensation, institutional reform and the return of cultural property. This article argues that …

Germany’s upper house has approved legislation to implement the EU’s reformed Common European Asylum System, bringing faster border procedures, stricter Dublin transfers, and new detention-like centres for migrants who must leave Germany — with rights organisations warning of serious consequences for vulnerable people. Germany has taken a decisive step towards one of the most significant tightenings of European asylum law …