Africa

Plans are for a massive free-trade zone in Africa. Africa expert Heiko Schwiderowski explains what this means for German companies and how far the plans have got.

Since 2017 Germany has been supporting African countries with a new programme. Federal Minister of Development Müller takes stock.

Germany supports the training of climate experts with two unique research centres in Western and Southern Africa.

Ethiopia has shown promising development. In one area Germany can offer a very particular contribution to this success, says Ambassador Brita Wagener.

How do Germans feel about the fall of the Berlin wall today?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has awarded the 2019 prize to Juliana Rotich, founder of the Ushahidi project

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.

The colonial era is a dark chapter in European history. Goethe Institut is now devoting an entire website to the subject.

Fertile soils are a precondition for sustainable development. What Germany is doing worldwide to protect the soil quality.

How Germany is helping other countries to develop sustainable and efficient agriculture.

Cheap, eco-friendly and a new business model: How a German start-up is advancing electro-mobility in Africa.

Leo Frey talks about the mission in Mozambique following Cyclone Idai. He knows which aid is the most important, and why a new disaster is on its way.