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Rabat has concluded three loan contracts totalling 250 million euros, as well as two grant contracts worth 7 million euros with the German Development Bank. They concern financing relating to social protection, sustainable mobility, and…

A German Catholic priest, Father Hans-Joachim Lohre, who disappeared in Mali in November 2022 and was thought to have been kidnapped, has been released, two archdiocesan and government officials said. "The priest Hans-Joachim Lohre, who…

President William Ruto of Kenya welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Nairobi, Friday, for the second leg of the diplomat’s African tour. The German chancellor is knocking on Kenya’s door, seeking clean energy partnerships after…

German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said he supports the inclusion of the African Union in the G20 group of nations. Speaking on arrival in Ethiopia, Scholz reaffirmed the central role played by the African Union in mediating the crisis in …

Suspected militants have abducted a German priest in Mali's capital, colleagues, marking the first kidnapping of a Westerner in Bamako in more than a decade. The Rev. Hans-Joachim Lohre was preparing to go celebrate Mass in another part…

The German Government has contributed more than 200 million euros in the last 20 years in the fight against polio eradication, an official said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Vincent El-Haidag, KfW Portfolio Manager for the German…

Senegal President and current chair of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall said he would travel to Russia and Ukraine soon on behalf of the AU. The trip had been due to take place on 18th May but didn't go ahead due to scheduling issues…

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has urged the Malian transitional government to stop cooperating with Russian forces. This was after a meeting with the transitional president of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta in Bamako. The…

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has visited a vast German open-pit coal mine and a village that is to be bulldozed for its expansion, saying the destruction is “really disturbing” and has implications far beyond Germany. The…

German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, urged the country's 16 federal states on Thursday to tighten restrictions quickly amid third wave of the coronavirus. His appeal came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped on Thursday by…