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Germany assumes presidency of alliance to support Africa’s Sahel

Germany has taken over the rotating one-year presidency of the Sahel Alliance — a key development body from the region — with Berlin saying that jobs, agriculture, and security will be its top priorities during the tenure. Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze traveled to Mauritania earlier this week to formally take over the presidency of […]

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Egypt recoups 40 illegally smuggled artefacts from Germany

Germany returned Monday to Egypt 40 ancient Egyptian statuettes after they had been stolen and illegally smuggled out of the country, “Ahram Online” reports citing an official. Shaaban Abdel-Gawad, the supervisor-general of antiquities repatriation indicated to the media artefacts consists of 40 ushabti statuettes seized by German customs at Frankfurt Airport in 2020. According to […]

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Morocco, Germany to launch multidimensional strategic dialogue next year

Morocco and Germany agreed on Thursday in Berlin to launch next year the Multidimensional Strategic Dialogue agreed upon in 2022. This dialogue will serve as a basis for moving forward in bilateral relations and strengthen coherence between the different areas of bilateral cooperation. The announcement came at the end of a meeting between Foreign Minister, […]

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Germany reiterates support for Autonomy Plan as a “very good basis” for settlement of dispute over Sahara

Germany reiterated, on Thursday, its support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, as a “serious and credible” effort by the Kingdom and a “very good basis for a solution accepted by the parties.” Head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, reiterated Germany’s “long-standing support for the UN-led process for a realistic, […]

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Germany to fast-track pullout of forces in Mali

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has indicated that the European country wants to remove its troops from Mali more quickly while maintaining order amid calls by Malian authorities for the removal of the UN mission from the country. Germany has 1,000 soldiers stationed near the northern town of Gao and is assigned to gather reconnaissance […]

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Tunisia refuses to become Europe’s ‘Border Guard’ to curb illegal migration

Nancy Faeser and Gerald Darmanin respectively German and French Interior ministers arrived Sunday in Tunisia for meetings with Tunisian authorities few days after the North African country said it will not allow itself to become a border control agent for other nations, amid the migration crisis facing both Tunisia and European Union States. The arrival […]

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Ali Bongo to attend Paris “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial” Summit

Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo is expected in the attendance of “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial”, a global Summit staged in Paris June 22-23 seeking to increase funding for the least developed countries and those most vulnerable to climate change. The event co-organized by France, India (chair of the G20) and Barbados will be attended by several […]

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Optical Fiber Engineering: Morocco-Germany project to create nearly 1,000 jobs

Morocco and Germany have agreed on a pilot project expected to create 9,500 jobs in optic fiber engineering, which is becoming very important in today’s modern telecommunication. The project was discussed during a meeting held Thursday in Geneva between Moroccan minister of Employment and Skills Younes Sekkouri and German Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil on […]

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Egypt takes delivery of second Germany-built MEKO A-200 frigate

The Egyptian Armed Forces received Monday a MEKO A-200 frigate, a second frigate built by Germany, several months after taking delivery of the first out of 4 ordered. The military vessel dubbed Al-Qahhar by the Egyptian Navy was built by German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) at SBN Shipyard. Commander of the Egyptian Navy Ashraf […]

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G7 Summit 2023: Africa demands seat at global table as nations eye its resources

As the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies converge for a summit in Japan, winds of change are blowing for Africa, which has so far been more of a discussion topic rather than an active participant in international politics, but is now demanding its rightful place in global dialogues and decision-making processes. […]