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Africa

Interviews, coverage and background stories on Germany and its relations to African countries.

Aminata Touré ist Ministerin in Schleswig-Holstein. Africa
Diversity in action
Diversity in German politics
The diversity of German society is also reflected in politics. We introduce you to politicians with Afro-German roots.
Menschenrechtsaktivistin Ilwald Elman Africa
Let us explain
Working for war victims in Somalia
Ilwad Elman shows young people in Somalia alternatives to a life as a soldier. For her work she is now to be awarded the Hessian Peace Prize.
Bundesarbeitsminister Heil mit Schülern in Ghana Africa
Africa
A future in Germany
Germany is realigning its development policy partnerships around migration, starting with Ghana. 
Studierende des deutsch-afrikanischen Masterprogramms
Green hydrogen from Africa
International master’s programme qualifies students from 15 West African countries for the future topic of green hydrogen.
Arbeitsplatze schaffen, Frauen stärken
Creating jobs, empowering women
The German government’s new Africa Strategy is designed to help the young generation and achieve more gender equality.

Herero-Frauen in Namibia
“An important sign of rapprochement”
A new DAAD scholarship programme supports research into Germany’s colonial history.
Ein neuer Pitch macht Startups diverser.
More diversity in the startup scene
Afro-German startups are particularly fascinating on account of their different stories and backgrounds. We present three interesting ideas.
Kontinent der Sonne: Solarenergie eröffnet Ländern in Afrika neue Chancen.
New energy from Africa
How Germany and African countries are working together in energy partnerships to phase out fossil fuels.
Africa Greentec bringt Strom in entlegene Dörfer.
Everything begins with electricity
Renewable energies in Africa: How the German-African company Africa GreenTec is supplying electricity to villages.
Die Vielfalt der Fische ist Forschungsthema eines MeerWissen-Projekts.
Working together to protect the seas
African and German researchers are cooperating on the MeerWissen initiative. Their work for marine protection is also intended to have a political impact.
Nneka
Diversity in music
They play soul, pop, reggae or classical music: we present six musicians with African roots who are popular in Germany.
Offiziell befreundet: Berlin (links) und Windhoek sind verpartnerte Hauptstädte.
German-African ties
The first time a German city was twinned with a city in Africa was in 1963. We explain how this came about, and how things subsequently developed.

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