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Germany is considering sending military forces to Niger as part of a European Union (EU) mission officially aimed at supporting the African country in the military field. The 60-soldier force is waiting for final parliament approval in April. The EU member initially planned to send soldiers to Niger back in December 2022 to join the […]
Kenyan President William Ruto, now on a visit to Germany and Belgium, has invited German companies to invest in Kenya’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Ruto’s visit to Germany and Belgium is aimed at strengthening social and economic ties between Kenya and the European Union. During a meeting with German business leaders and investors, he […]
Germany’s plan to establish migrant centers in five African countries to offer a select category of Africans the possibility of settling on its soil is likely to encourage brain drain, which will occur due to the exit of skilled people from the continent, experts have warned. The new fast-track procedure proposed for skilled labor essentially […]
German project developer Conjuncta, Egypt’s energy provider Infinity, and the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar have signed an agreement to set up an international consortium for a hydrogen project in Mauritania requiring a total investment of $34 billion. The project will have a production capacity of up to 8 million tons of green hydrogen or other […]
Trade between Germany and Morocco reached €4.9 billion in 2022, according to the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco (AHK Morocco). “2022 marks a milestone for Morocco-Germany economic cooperation, which is now taking on a new dimension,” the AHK Morocco said in a statement. “Thus, total German-Moroccan bilateral trade reached €4.9 billion in […]
Constitutional Court in Uganda on Tuesday removed a key part of a controversial communications law, which rights groups charged has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany. The Constitutional Court found the article in the 2011 law contravened the East African country’s constitution and was […]
France and Germany are sending next week their Foreign Ministers to Ethiopia to consolidate the peace agreement signed early November between Addis Abba and Tigrayan rebels. The announcement was made by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna Thursday. “I will be going next week with my colleague and friend Annalena Baerbock to Africa, to Ethiopia,” Colonna […]
A ceremony held in Nigeria on Tuesday (20 December), which saw twenty historic bronze sculptures returned to the country by Germany as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past,” was the culmination of a years-long process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items looted during the colonial era. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock […]
German Development Bank (KfW) has pledged to provide Morocco €165 million funding to continue reforming its financial system which has shown resilience to external shocks. The KfW financial support includes a €150 million loan and a €15 million grant. Funding agreements were inked Wednesday in Rabat by Economy & Finance Minister Nadia Fettah and Head […]
The German government said Tuesday (22 November) that it plans to wind down the country’s participation in a United Nations military mission in Mali by the middle of 2024, following a recent announcement by the British government of the early withdrawal of its military contingent from the West African country. Tensions have grown between Mali, […]