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The curtain rises for the Golden Lion
The red carpet is rolled out and ready for the film stars. At the Biennale di Venezia, the world’s oldest film...more
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Merkel to mark 20th anniversary of German reunification treaty
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday 31 August mark the moment 20 years ago when the treaty was signed bringing...more
German unemployment continues downward path amid recovery
The number of people without work in Germany fell for the 14th straight month in August, as Europe's largest economy...more
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Hopes for progress as new round of Mideast peace talks gets underway
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One School, Two Qualification Options
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...more
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New website for international students
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...more
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German Information Centre New Delhi
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...more
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German Information Centre Pretoria
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...more
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German Information Center USA
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...more
More than Sport
Sport connects cultures and brings them together: during the World Cup in South Africa, Germany is staging an extensive cultural programme under the heading “Football Meets Culture”more
“South Africa Is Well-Prepared”
In an interview, Dieter W. Haller, Germany’s ambassador in South Africa, talks about the excitement in the run-up to the World Cup, development opportunities for Africa, German support and the championship prospects of South...more
An Opera House for Burkina Faso
Creating a window that helps Europe to understand Africa better: in Burkina Faso director Christoph Schlingensief and architect Francis Kéré are launching a very unusual aid project with their Opera Villagemore
Going for German with “Goethe”
In Africa the Goethe-Institut is conveying a modern, lively image of Germany with language courses and cultural and educational events. A visit to the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburgmore
Express Bus to the World Cup
South Africa is modernizing its public transport system for the World Cup with help from Germany and is installing new, comfortable express buses in cities like Johannesburgmore
A Voice for Peace
As a voice for peace Radio Heza is broadcasting a programme by young people for young people. Fifteen years after the genocide the project, which is supported by Germany, is making a contribution to peacemore
Prepared for the World Cup
The Deutsche Welle-Akademie and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) are training journalists at media workshops and journalist seminars in Africa – helping to promote the continent’s democratic developmentmore
New Website for 2010 World Cup
The German Embassy in Pretoria is providing a new website for the 2010 World Cup with information about the soccer contest and relations between Germany and South Africamore
An Opportunity for Life
The “Students Experience Programme” enables students and university graduates from southern Africa to gain professional experience with a German companymore
Better Protection against Crop Failure
Drought and floods: climate changes increase the threat of crop failure in West Africa. In Ghana and Burkina Faso German scientists have studied the variations. Their results are benefitting agriculture in the regionmore
The Best from Ghana to South Africa
Ghana, the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia and South Africa: at universities in these countries Germany is supporting the development of five specialist centres which aim to promote exchange in study and researchmore
Partners for Africa
They look after AIDS orphans, build hospitals, sponsor educational projects and support agriculture: Germany has many initiatives for Africamore
Full Speed Ahead for Education
The ship owner Peter Krämer from Hamburg is working for education in Africa. 800 schools have already been created in six African countries through UNICEF and the initiator of Schools for Africamore
Football Fever and Fair Play
It’s about twelve months to the World Cup kick-off in South Africa. Young football enthusiasts have already toured Central and East Africa with a sports and cultural programme to promote a peaceful sports tournamentmore
Grzimek’s Heritage in Africa
Markus Borner heads the nature conservation programmes of the Frankfurt Zoological Society Frankfurt (ZGF) in Africa. An interview about Frankfurt’s close relations with Tanzania, successes in nature conservation and the new...more
Educational Comics
Afrique Citoyenne is a unique, award-winning educational comic published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and its partner organization in Senegalmore
A City as a Creative Stage
Artists from Europe and Africa met in Dakar at the invitation of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa). The results of their fashion, art and photographic workshop will be exhibited in Africa during 2009 and 2010more
Ecological and Fair
The German-Ghanaian designer Mark Kwami works with African craftspeople and promotes modern African design with his label, made in africa collectionmore
Working Together to Protect the Rainforest
Germany is promoting nature conservation in the species-rich rainforests of Central Africa and currently coordinating the international Congo Basin Forest Partnershipmore
Success Stories “Made in Germany”
They are wanderers between two cultures: eight people from Africa who have decided to live in Germanymore
When Fairness Wins
The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is supporting street football projects for young people in South Africa and other African countriesmore
A Really Warm Welcome
In September the Goethe Institute reopened in Tanzania after a break of ten years. The head of the institute, Ulrike Schwerdtfeger, talks about its return and the plans for the futuremore
A Realistic Picture of Others
Students from Germany and Africa are dismantling their prejudices, learning from each other and developing a network: these are the aims of the “Go Africa ... Go Germany” scholarship programmemore
Foreign Correspondents, Temporarily
With a scholarship from the International Journalists Programmes (IJP), young journalists from Africa can gain professional experience in the German mediamore
Expectations Are Running High
Horst R. Schmidt is FIFA’s advisor for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He will be organizing his tenth World Cup. Interview on the preparations for the World Cup and the expectations connected with itmore
Topical and lively
“Learning by Ear” is Deutsche Welle’s new educational programme for Africa. This radio and internet project, broadcast in six languages, is aimed above all at young listenersmore
Weltwärts: Africa
With the new “Weltwärts” Programme Germany is promoting dedicated young people in development cooperation projects abroad. Africa is one of the main focal pointsmore
Protecting the Elixir of Life
Water is a scarce resource in many regions of Africa. The careful management of rivers and lakes is therefore all the more important. It is a task the German GTZ has taken up across national boundariesmore
Intercultural Dialogue
Germany is strengthening its cultural cooperation with the countries of Africa through the “Aktion Afrika” programme launched at the beginning of the year. Educational interchange is one of the programme’s main emphasesmore
Visiting Good Friends
From 10 to 12 February, Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso – three countries that represent the “New Africa”more
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