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01.12.2022 Article

Outlook for 2023: 339 million people need humanitarian assistance

The United Nations published its Global Humanitarian Overview 2023 today: one in 23 people on this Earth needs help in order to survive.

UNHCR stock in Romania
02.11.2022 Article

G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Münster on 3 and 4 November 2022

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has invited her G7 colleagues to a meeting in Münster on 3 and 4 November. The G7 Foreign Ministers will be coming together for the tenth time during Germany’s G7 Presidency.

The G7 Foreign Ministers at their first working session in Münster
26.09.2022 Article

G7 Africa Conference in Berlin: Working together to make democracies more resilient

The Federal Foreign Office is hosting a conference entitled “Strengthening Democracy – Towards Resilient Institutions and Societies in the G7 and Africa”. The aim is to work together on drawing up joint innovative answers to foster strong and resilient democracies.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets the Foreign Minister of Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at the G7 Africa Conference in Berlin.
05.09.2022 Article

20th Conference of the Heads of German Missions at the Federal Foreign Office

The 20th Conference of the Heads of German Missions is starting at the Federal Foreign Office today. The focus of the Conference is on rethinking German foreign policy following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

Heads of German Missions at the Federal Foreign Office
24.08.2022 Article

Protecting the world’s oceans – an important goal of Germany’s climate diplomacy

The world’s oceans are vital to our survival. They regulate the global climate and are a source of food and income for billions of people. Only a very small part of the seas enjoys legal protection, however. Our diplomats are working in New York right now to change this state of affairs.

Trash on a beach in Thailand
25.03.2022 Press release

Joint Statement of Female Foreign Ministers on the occasion of the re-opening of schools in Afghanistan

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Libya, Malawi, Mongolia, New…
19.09.2021 Article

Fighting COVID‑19 together in a spirit of solidarity

The German Government is working to ensure the fair and efficient distribution of vaccines and is supporting the global efforts to fight the pandemic to the tune of 2.2 billion euro. Germany is making available vaccines directly for the first time – 1.5 million doses arrived in Ukraine on 21 August.

Germany’s vaccine donation for Ukraine: fighting COVID‑19 together
15.09.2021 Article

German Foreign Minister Maas in Tripoli: Germany is and remains a committed partner at Libya’s side

Two years ago, Libya was dominated by civil war, but the weapons have now fallen silent. This success is thanks to the Berlin Process, an initiative spearheaded by Germany and the UN. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas travelled to Tripoli today to continue important political talks.

white wing of an aircraft which is flying above a rural area
28.07.2021 Article

Money, not flour – donors turn to cash assistance programmes

When people think about humanitarian assistance, they tend to think of the distribution of tents and flour, but often other things are needed – children’s shoes or mattresses. Therefore, Germany is increasingly focusing on cash payments to strengthen local markets and give people greater freedom.

Over 230 million people around the world are dependent on humanitarian assistance.
20.05.2021 Article

55 million internally displaced persons worldwide ‒ a sad record high

Worldwide, over 80 million people have been forced from their homes. Most of them are displaced within their own country. The situation is particularly grave in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
04.05.2021 Article

Providing more effective assistance: Innovations in humanitarian aid

With solar energy for a refugee camp in Djibouti or specialised situation maps for crisis regions, humanitarian assistance is getting more intelligent, faster and more effective. Germany is supporting innovative projects spearheaded by humanitarian organisations.

Getting to more people with innovations in humanitarian assistance
26.04.2021 Article

Global Sustainability Game Jam

The German Agency for Civic Education and the German Foreign Office are inviting you to join their first international game jam. A game jam is a development conference where digital games are created…

Global Sustainability Game Jam
19.04.2021 Article

The German Development Bank (KfW) remote project management with KoBoToolbox.

In Burkina Faso, the German Development Bank (KfW) has been managing projects for many years, including construction of municipal buildings, health centres and markets. However, since the sites are dispersed widely throughout the country, the progress of construction work is difficult to track.

A visual of KoBoToolbox.
23.11.2020 Article

How is Germany dealing with racism? Q&A with Tiaji Sio, founder of Diplomats of Color network at the German Foreign Office

The GIC Africa spoke to Afro-German diplomat Tiaji Sio on why she founded Diplomats of Color, and her perspective regarding Germany’s efforts to tackle racism.

Tiaji Sio
23.11.2020 Article

How is Germany dealing with racism? Q&A with activist, author and ADEFRA co-founder Ika Hügel-Marshall

The GIC Africa spoke to celebrated Afro-German activist Ika Hügel-Marshall and her perspective regarding Germany’s efforts to tackle racism.

Ika Hügel-Marshall
20.11.2020 Press release

Foreign Minister Maas on the armed conflict and humanitarian situation in Ethiopia

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas today (20 November) issued the following statement on the armed conflict and humanitarian situation in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia: Ethiopia and its…
19.11.2020 Article

Forgotten crises: flooding in the Sudan

Since the overthrow of Sudanese dictator Omar al‑Bashir, the country has experienced a spirit of optimism. However, millions of people are still in need of humanitarian assistance, a state of affairs that was exacerbated by wide-scale flooding in the summer.

several men, some wearing high-visibility vests, sit in a boat travelling through flooded streets. In the background, we see a number of people, another boat and piles of sandbags.
06.03.2020 Article

“Equal rights, equal opportunities” – International Women’s Day 2020 in the Federal Foreign Office

There is still a lot to do in the field of women’s rights and gender equality, both internationally and in the Federal Foreign Office. “Women’s rights are one of the most pressing political issues of our time,” said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

Strengthening gender justice in the FFO and worldwide
18.02.2020 Article

Sexualized violence in conflicts – the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Every day, two cases of sexualized violence are recorded in the conflict-hit regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Germany is tackling the topic of sexualized violence in conflicts in the UN Security Council via Resolution 2467. 

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on a visit to Nobel Prize laureate Denis Mukwege’s Panzi Hospital in Bukavu
06.02.2020 Article

Locust infestation in East Africa: Germany supporting emergency measures

The worst locust infestation in decades is currently destroying crops and pastureland in the Horn of Africa. There is a risk of famine in the region. Germany has made available two million euro for emergency aid to help tackle this infestation, writes the German Foreign Office.

The locust infestation is threatening crops and pastureland in Kenya
15.01.2020 Article

Fifty years after the Biafra War, a turning point for humanitarian assistance

The Biafra War (1967-1970) in Nigeria led to a humanitarian crisis and the world’s largest civilian airlift. As a result, groundbreaking reforms were launched in humanitarian assistance. 

The world’s largest airlift. Over 7000 flights provided aid to 80,000 people.
09.01.2020 Article

Halftime for Germany’s term on the Security Council – time to take stock and look ahead

Whether it be the fight against sexual violence, or disarmament – Germany has used the first year of its term on the Security Council to advance key issues. The second year’s focus will be on disarmament, crisis prevention and preserving the international order.

Germany’s Security Council Presidency: Heiko Maas in New York
06.11.2019 Article

Nigeria is becoming polio-free

There have not been any new wild polio infections in Nigeria and thus on the entire African continent since August 21 2016. Three years with no new infections is an important milestone on the way to Nigeria's official certification as a polio-free country, writes the German development bank KfW.

Nigeria may soon be certified as polio-free and removed from the list of countries where the disease is endemic.
05.11.2019 Article

‘Fair pay and environmental protection’: GIZ's e-waste project in Ghana's Agboloshie

German development agency GIZ project manager Markus Spitzbart speaks about the project on environmentally sound disposal and recycling of e-waste in Ghana, writes the GIZ.

GIZ Project Manager Markus Spitzbart.
04.11.2019 Article

Seychelles: Protecting marine areas

A new marine and biodiversity conservation project in the Western Indian Ocean is an important step towards protecting the world's oceans, writes the International Climate Initiative (IKI).

The ceremony of the Seychelles component of the project took place at the Centre for Environment and Education located in Mahe Island, Seychelles’ most populated island and government seat.
01.11.2019 Article

Goliath chickens in Benin: creating new jobs in rural Africa

Rural Africa’s economy is slow-moving. Yet there is no shortage of entrepreneurial spirit. Local coaches are tapping into this – resulting in thousands of new Jobs, writes the GIZ.

Small and medium-sized enterprises like Camille Tohozin's dominate economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa.
31.10.2019 Article

Rehearsing Mwange|Becker: A Namibian-German artistic collaboration

Two theatre practitioners from Namibia and Germany in 2019 engaged on a project through the Goethe-Institut International Co-production Fund to manifest a theatre production that investigates theatre as a space in which knowledge and reflection are explored and shared, writes the Goethe-Institut.

Working towards Rehearsing Mwange|Becker begun in 2018.
30.10.2019 Article

Statement by Minister of State Müntefering at the UN Security Council debate on women, peace and security

The address was recently made at the UN Security Council debate on women, peace and security.

Minister of State Michelle Müntefering.
22.10.2019 Article

Germany: an attractive location for international organisations

Around 50 international organisations have their own headquarters in Germany. The Bundestag has now adopted a new law to ensure that Germany remains an attractive location for international exchange in the future.

Flags on the Platz der Vereinten Nationen in Bonn
21.10.2019 Article

Länder, federation and municipal umbrella organisations agree to set up a contact point for collections from colonial contexts

During the meeting, the participants decided to set up a contact point in Germany for collections from colonial contexts, thus implementing a priority of the Framework Principles for dealing with collections from colonial contexts, which had been agreed at the last summit meeting.

Joint press release
18.10.2019 Article

Foreign Minister Maas on Germany’s election to the UN Human Rights Council

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made the following statement on Germany’s election to the UN Human Rights Council today (17 October).

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
26.09.2019 Article

Going the last digital mile in Malawi

In the first project of its kind in Malawi, a German development cooperation programme is helping to get health facilities in Dedza district connected to the national digital network, writes the BMZ.

Health professionals need access to real-time data systems to enable them to make better-informed decisions about the care they provide to their patients.
25.09.2019 Article

Help for small farmers in South Africa

InsuResilience Solutions Fund supports the development and introduction of drought insurance for small farmers, writes German development bank KfW.

Between mid-2015 and early 2016, a severe drought drastically reduced South Africa's water supply and agricultural production. Maize and other crops did not grow and the animals were in danger of starving.
24.09.2019 Article

The restitution of colonial artefacts is going slowly

Where do they belong? Ownership claims to cultural assets from the colonial period are often controversial and negotiating possible restitution is frequently a fraught and drawn-out process. Germany is taking some initial steps towards a resolution, writes Wolfgang Mulke for the Goethe-Institut.

Namibian national hero Hendrik Witbooi probably never dreamed that his whip and bible would one day be the stuff of international controversy.
23.09.2019 Article

“How can we make farming profitable and sustainable?”

Here's how a Kenyan agricultural economist at Bonn University is helping people in Africa by their own means – and protecting the climate at the same time, writes Deutschland.de.

Dr. Oliver Kirui, a Kenyan agricultural economist at Bonn University.
20.09.2019 Article

Working together for peace and stability: Overcoming crises through cooperation

Be it UN-led peace missions or joint local projects in the Lake Chad region: only close multilateral cooperation can resolve crises, writes the German Foreign Office.

Refugees arriving in Chad at the border with Nigeria.
06.09.2019 Article

The Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country between crisis and hope

For decades, one of the most serious conflicts in recent times has been simmering in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During his visit, Foreign Minister Maas underscored Germany’s commitment to stabilisation and the protection of women in conflicts.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his arrivel in Goma.
04.09.2019 Article

The Sudan: a country in transition

Foreign Minister Maas travelled to Khartoum yesterday. Germany wants to support the Sudan in its democratic transition.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visits an exhibition at the Goethe Institut about the protests in Khartoum.
14.08.2019 Article

Working together to strengthen international humanitarian law

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Poland has invited participants to a debate on strengthening international humanitarian law within the context of its Security Council Presidency. Foreign Minister Maas will attend the Security Council meeting in New York.

Foreign Minister Maas is travelling to the Security Council meeting in New York.
07.08.2019 Article

Mozambique: on track towards peace

The impact of the 15-year civil war (1977-1992) continues to make itself felt in Mozambique in southeast Africa. The government and opposition have now reached a peace agreement that is intended to stabilise the country in the long term.

Fishing boats in the Maputo harbour
26.07.2019 Article

Cocoa cultivation creates jobs

Rotimi John Omole, supervisor of Farmer Business Schools in Nigeria, on the “brown gold”, writes the German development agency GIZ.

Rotimi John Omole.
25.07.2019 Article

Escaping extreme poverty

The Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) exists to help ensure that the basic needs of the poorest families in Malawi are met. German Development Bank KfW has now been investing in the programme for ten years. Three striking examples show how people’s lives have changed as a result, writes the KfW.

The SCTP provides unconditional cash transfer payments to the ten percent of households classified as ultra-poor.
10.07.2019 Article

Hope for peace and democracy in the Sudan

Following peaceful protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the military in April. The military council and the opposition alliance have now set up a transitional government in which they will share power. This is a hopeful sign.

Hope for peace – people in the capital Khartoum celebrate the agreement reached between the military and the opposition.
29.05.2019 Article

Digital technology meets books

Students from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and University of Applied Sciences (HTW) in Berlin cooperated with German language students from the University of Namibia (UNAM) to produce an app that creates an augmented reality of Namibian children’s books.

Participants were split into six groups that consist of a member from each educational institution.
28.05.2019 Article

The influence of the German constitution in Africa

On May 23, 1949, Germany's Basic Law was adopted and became a symbol of a new beginning. Some five decades later, German constitutional experts helped with the formulation of South Africa's postapartheid constitution, writes Deutsche Welle.

Pillars outside the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg inscribed with the words Democracy, Reconciliation, Diversity, Responsibility, Respect and Freedom.
23.05.2019 Article

Cocoa farming: A promising harvest

Cocoa is an important product in western and central Africa. Together with various partners, German development agency GIZ has developed a training programme to help smallholders farm their land sustainably, the agency writes.

Karim Azees (35) and his wife cultivate four hectares of land in Afolu Ise, which is located in the federal state of Ekiti in south-western Nigeria.
22.05.2019 Article

Gender and the health workforce

German Cooperation has developed a short-term training in “Gender Responsive Human Resources for Health Planning, Development and Management.” The training was used to train human resources managers of Liberia’s Ministry of Health, writes Healthy DEvelopments.

Participants of HR and gender training in Monrovia, Liberia.
20.05.2019 Article

German Foreign Office on emergency aid to contain Ebola in eastern Congo 

A German Foreign Office spokesperson issued the following statement on stepping up assistance measures to combat the world’s second largest outbreak of Ebola:

The German Foreign Office in Berlin.
20.05.2019 Article

Minister of State Müntefering on the return of the Stone Cross of Cape Cross to Namibia

Minister of State for International Cultural Policy Michelle Müntefering issued the following statement on 16 May on the decision by the board of trustees of the German Historical Museum about the return the Stone Cross of Cape Cross to Namibia.

The German Historical Museum has announced that Stone Cross of Cape Cross will be returned to Namibia.
14.05.2019 Article

Jobs instead of migration: Young people in Cameroon

Many young people in Cameroon do not see a future for themselves in their own country. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way. One local programme is designed to boost employment and encourage peaceful coexistence. To date, it has created over 3,000 Jobs.

One local programme of GIZ in Cameroon is designed to boost employment and encourage peaceful coexistence.
13.05.2019 Article

Social, innovative and sustainable

How the Siemens Foundation is improving living conditions in Africa, creating jobs, and opening up economic prospects.

Fishermen on Lake Victoria.
13.05.2019 Article

Call for applications: MIAF introduces training programme for women

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites aspirant stage managers based on the continent to apply for an opportunity to participate in a seven-day stage management training programme at ACCES 2019 in Accra, Ghana, writes Music in Africa.

Music educator Dr Evelyn Mushira speaking at ACCES 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.
10.05.2019 Article

Q&A with DAAD scholarship holder Gladys Mosomtai

Gladys Mosomtai is a Kenyan Scholar pursuing her PhD studies at the icipe in Kenya and at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa through a DAAD scholarship. She spoke to GIC Africa about the impact that the scholarship has on her life. 

Gladys Mosomtai.
08.05.2019 Article

Digital skills for entrepreneurial women

Women occupy only one in four jobs in the tech sector. There is also a digital gender divide in Ghana and Rwanda. Women and girls want to change this and are now learning to programme and acquiring the skills to set up their own business, writes the GIZ.

The tech industry is still largely a male domain, but more and more women are now taking jobs in the sector.
07.05.2019 Article

When the drought lasts longer: KfW helps mitigate the impact of climate change in Tanzania

Some 170 Million Euro has been committed for water, sanitation and agricultural adaptation measures in the Simiyu Region, writes KfW.

KfW helps mitigate the impact of climate change in Tanzania
07.05.2019 Article

Germany supports protected areas in the Congo Basin

Protected areas in the Congo Basin presently face heavy criticism: national park rangers are accused of using violence against local communities. The German government supports the protected areas financially.

A research team of Humboldt University in Berlin spent three months in Lobéké National Park in Cameroon
06.05.2019 Article

Merkel visits Niger

German Chancellor and EU security training mission officials discussed migration, terrorism and organised crime, writes dpa.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussing with EU security training mission officials
03.05.2019 Article

African acts to take centre stage in Hamburg

Senegalese band Sahad and The Nataal Patchwork, Kenya’s Eric Wainaina and Tanzania's Tofa Jaxx will take part at the African Night concert at the Resonanzraum in Hamburg, Germany, on 10 August.

Sahad and The Nataal Patchwork performing at ACCES 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.
03.05.2019 Article

Merkel kicks off West Africa tour pledging support in fight against terrorism

Boosting counter-terrorism support for countries in West Africa has become one of Angela Merkel's main priorities on the continent. The chancellor has now pledged millions to improve security in the Sahel Region.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel started her tour of West Africa on Wednesday.
03.05.2019 Article

Afrika kommt! -‘Telling people about our diversity’

In her book entitled Memoirs of an African Child, Farirai Mubvuma from Zimbabwe pits authentic African voices against simple stereotypes.

Farirai Mubvuma a Zimbabwean Author and participant for ‘Afrika kommt!’
29.04.2019 Article

Developers en Vogue

Ivy Barley is making her dream come true with Developers in Vogue, a community of female developers who are passionate about using technology to revolutionise Africa, writes German Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ).

Ivy Barley, Co-founder of Developers in Vogue, Ghana.
26.04.2019 Article

Escalation in Libya – what is happening?  

The Libyan Army under the command of General Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised Government of National Accord are fighting for control of the capital Tripoli. Resumption of the UN-led political process is the key to resolving the crisis, writes the German Foreign Office.

libyan soldier
26.04.2019 Article

Protecting victims, fostering peace

At Germany’s initiative, the UN Security Council is addressing sexual violence in conflicts – Foreign Minister Maas will act as chair, writes the German Foreign Office.

Arria-Formula Meeting of the Security Council Members chaired by Foreign Minister Maas on the topic of women, peace and security in the Middle East.
24.04.2019 Article

Ethiopia and Rwanda great markets for German construction sector

Several German companies see opportunities in the two countries for investment in construction, writes AHK.

Delegation from Germany.
23.04.2019 Article

Call for applications: Residency in Germany

International artist residency programme Akademie Schloss Solitude and KFW Stiftung are calling on individuals from the arts and sciences to apply for a mutation residency programme in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 2020 to June 2021, writes musicinafrica.net.

The residency programme will take place at Castle Solitude near Stuttgart, Germany.
18.04.2019 Article

 Preventing epidemics

German Development Bank KfW and the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine are joining forces to support the East African Community with identifying future outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases at an early stage, writes KfW.

 Fighting infectious diseases.
17.04.2019 Article

How do the European Union and Africa work together?

 Thorsten Clausing, who heads the Political, Press and Information Section of the EU delegation attached to the African Union (AU), speaks to deutschland.de.

Thorsten Clausing in Addis Ababa: in the background the AU buildings.
15.04.2019 Article

KfW providing digital insurance solutions to help Tanzania deliver universal health care

The World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated this year's World Health Day to the theme of universal health coverage. This reaffirms the importance of the goal of comprehensive health care worldwide, writes German Development Bank KfW.

 Patients register with their health insurance in order to be able to manage the services they use via mobile phone in the future.
12.04.2019 Article

The Gambia – kick it like Monika!

In many countries around the world, women and girls are denied access to sport. Eight hundred girls in the Gambia are now receiving weekly football training through a project, writes the German Foreign Office.

Eight hundred girls from eight primary schools are receiving weekly football training as part of a recently launched grassroots project.
11.04.2019 Article

'Skills Experts' in Africa program officially launched

AHK Services East Africa LTD is assisting German companies with vocational qualifications to start and execute training courses in Kenya, writes the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Kenya.

AHK Delegation in Kenya.
11.04.2019 Article

DEG finances solar power plant in South Africa

The German Investment and Development Cooperation (DEG) finances a solar plant in South Africa which is supposed to supply 180,000 people with green energy, writes DEG.

A photography of a blue solar panel
10.04.2019 Article

Broadening horizons

A career guidance programme in Liberia is encouraging girls to consider jobs within the health profession that are traditionally reserved for their male counterparts, writes Healthy DEvelopments.

High school students on route to a Career Day.
09.04.2019 Article

German government extends missions in Mali

The German Army will continue to be part of two missions in Mali. The German government has decided to extend the mandates until May 31, 2020. The decision must still be endorsed by the German Parliament, writes the German Government.

 Establishing a checkpoint in Mali – the Bundeswehr is training Mali’s armed Forces.
09.04.2019 Article

 Fighting piracy in Somalia

The German Army will continue to be part of the international Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The Cabinet has decided to extend the mandate until May 31, 2020. The decision must still be endorsed by the German Parliament, writes the German Government.

The frigate Sachsen sails into port – the German navy is protecting international shipping lanes and trade routes around the Horn of Africa .
08.04.2019 Press release

Statement by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda 

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has issued the following statement on the commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda, writes the German Foreign Office:

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Rwanda.
08.04.2019 Article

German Africa Prize goes to Kenyan IT pioneer

The 2019 winner is Juliana Rotich, founder of software project Ushahidi, which was introduced to monitor violence in Kenya following the 2007 general elections, writes dw.com.

Juliana Rotich at a DLD Women Conference.
08.04.2019 Article

Serving the bottom of the pyramid

In Kenya, two private-sector companies are using digital technology to reach out to poor people in rural regions as well as urban areas. They are improving their customers’ lives in meaningful ways, writes dandc.eu.

Informal grocer placing orders after Twiga delivery in Nairobi.
05.04.2019 Article

Rapid and effective humanitarian assistance for Somalia

There has been a state of emergency in Somalia for over 20 years. In order to be able to provide rapid support in acute emergencies, Germany has donated ten million Euro to the United Nations’ Somalia Humanitarian Fund, writes the German Foreign Office. 

humanitarian assistance for Somalia
05.04.2019 Article

 Cape Town’s road to clean water

Cape Town's sewage plants are overburdened. The city' s wastewater often flows unfiltered into the sea. The outdated sewage treatment plants are now being modernised. It is the first project of the European Clean Oceans Initiative, writes the Development Bank KfW.

The Zandvliet sewage treatment plant, in the background a township. The plant is currently designed to handle 72 million litres of wastewater per day.
03.04.2019 Article

Writing academy for students of German studies

African students learn how to write in German in a unique way, writes the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Celebrating the German language: Students and lecturers at Pwani University.
02.04.2019 Article

Germany’s Security Council Presidency: Heiko Maas in New York

Germany holds the UN Security Council Presidency in April and Heiko Maas is travelling to New York to mark the start, writes the German Foreign Ministry.

Germany’s Security Council Presidency: Heiko Maas in New York
02.04.2019 Article

Namibian exchange students to Germany tell of their experiences

The Association of German School Societies in Namibia (AGDS) supports student exchanges from Namibia to Germany. Six of them are talking about ther expiriences abroad, writes the German Embassy in Windhoek.

The six exchange students flanked by representatives of the AGDS.
01.04.2019 Article

A German curator listens to Lagos

The German curator Leon Hösl first encountered Nigeria outside its shores, before visiting for the first time this November, writes Goethe Institut.

Lagos.
01.04.2019 Article

Award for private capital mobilisation in Africa

The current financing round for the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) – once again with the participation of German Development Bank KfW – has won the IJGlobal African Fundraising Deal Of The Year Award, writes KfW.

 Presentation of the IJGlobal Awards 2018 in London's Natural History Museum. KfW was represented by Babette Stein von Kamienski (fourth from left).
29.03.2019 Article

“Our programme is ‘Together First’”

How can crises be permanently overcome? What role does multilateralism play? An interview with Christoph Heusgen, Germany’s ambassador to the UN, writes deutschland.de.

Christoph Heusgen, Germany’s ambassador to the UN.
29.03.2019 Article

German farming machinery technology for Ethiopian vocational schools

The German Investment and Development Cooperation (DEG) supports Ethopia by financing farming machinery for vocational training, writes German Development Bank KfW.

Dr Joachim Nagel and Dr Klaus Müller presenting the newly delivered tractors. Between them is the country's first female driving instructor for tractors.
29.03.2019 Article

Strengthening cooperation: Policy Guidelines for Africa

Peace and security, promoting the private sector and trade, cooperation between our civil societies: these are the goals Germany is pursuing on the African continent, a continent home to rapid Change, writes the German Foreign Office. 

Freetown, Sierra Leone
28.03.2019 Article

Using knowledge to combat erosion

Ethiopia is being decimated by deforestation, overgrazing and poorly planned crops. To stop the degradation of their land, many Ethiopian farmers are actively committed to a KfW project aiming for sustainability, writes KfW.

The pastures in the region of Oromia are riddled with erosion channels. Rain runs off along the surface of the channels, but the water hardly seeps into the ground and takes fertile soil with it.
28.03.2019 Article

Foreign policy guidelines for Africa

The German Government Policy Guidelines for Africa, developed by the German Foreign Office, set out approaches to taking opportunities, tackling risks and overcoming crises, writes the German Foreign Office.

Cityscape of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya
27.03.2019 Article

Solar energy in Tunisia: vocational training for experts

A new education and vocational training programme is improving labour market opportunities and paving the way for the use of renewable energy, writes the German Development Agency GIZ.

Installing solar panels in Tunisia.
26.03.2019 Article

Careers made in Africa

How Universität Leipzig summer schools are supporting start-ups in Rwanda and Ghana, writes deutschland.de.

Group photo of the Summer School 2018 in Ghana.
26.03.2019 Article

Call for applications: Goethe-Zentrum Kampala grants

Goethe-Zentrum Kampala is calling on Ugandan creatives to submit applications for locally based projects in the fields of arts and culture, writes musicinafrica.net.

Goethe-Zentrum Kampala director Anja Göbel.
25.03.2019 Article

The German Foreign Office on the massacre in Mali

A German Foreign Spokesperson issued the following Statement on March 24th on the massacre in Mali.

The main entrance of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
25.03.2019 Article

Algeria: charting its own course

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met with Ramtane Lamamra, the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the country, writes the German Foreign Office.

A demonstration in the capital Algiers on 19 March 2019
15.03.2019 Article

Colonial heritage: Germany aims to improve restitution process

The country's culture ministers met to prepare a joint statement on how museums and institutions should deal with items acquired during the colonial era. A Cape Cross pillar is to be returned to Namibia, Deutsche Welle writes.

The pillar from Cape Cross.
14.03.2019 Article

Uganda: Young land dwellers train as independent coffee experts

In Uganda, several 'Coffee Youth Teams' are being trained as independent experts in sustainable coffee-growing, writes the German Investment and Development Cooperation (DEG).

Counselling Youth Teams in Uganda.
14.03.2019 Article

Continent of growth

At a discussion about German involvement in African development, a diplomat from Botswana and the CEO of an investment firm bring in African perspectives, writes dandc.eu.

Small businesses need personalised support: electronic supplies store in Uganda.
11.03.2019 Article

International Women’s Day: women behind the wheel in Ghana

Charlotte Bayn is one of the first women to drive a bus in her home country, Ghana. And now transport in Accra is quicker, safer and more sustainable, writes the GIZ.

Charlotte Bayn in her bus.
11.03.2019 Article

Start-up financing for Africa

German Investment and Development Cooperation (DEG) belongs to KfW Group and promotes German and local private-sector enterprises in developing countries and emerging markets, writes the DEG.

The German company Knauf trains architects, civil engineers, construction workers and craftsmen in different countries in Africa: training centre in Algeria.
07.03.2019 Article

Bigger markets, more opportunities

Trade is a driver of development. DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach explains the reasons, writes dandc.eu.

An employee working at Ogunlesi's store.

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