Federal Foreign Office and BMZ: Wadephul and Alabali Radovan in Africa
Development Minister Alabali Radovan and Foreign Minister Wadephul are visiting Africa this week. They are focusing on very different topics.
By David Renke
Development Minister Alabali Radovan and Foreign Minister Wadephul are visiting Africa this week. They are focusing on very different topics.
By David Renke
Hardly any other African metropolis is changing as rapidly as Addis Ababa. This is also down to Mayor Adanech Abebe. She wants to beautify the Ethiopian capital – and is willing to put up with a lot to achieve this.
By Julian Hilgers
Africa will see a large number of significant elections in 2026, shaped by political instability and authoritarian tendencies. Elections in Ethiopia and Morocco, in particular, could have a major impact on regional stability.
By David Renke
Moses Vilakati has been the AU Commissioner for Agriculture and Sustainable Environment since February. He is therefore also responsible for climate protection. He had already spoken out in favor of increased climate financing before the African climate summit.
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Seit Februar ist Moses Vilakati AU-Kommissar für Landwirtschaft und nachhaltige Umwelt. Damit ist er auch für den Klimaschutz verantwortlich. Bereits vor Beginn des afrikanischen Klimagipfels hatte er sich für mehr Klimafinanzierung ausgesprochen.
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Yu Xinyan's documentary "Made in Ethiopia" explores the social tensions surrounding the construction of a Chinese industrial park in Ethiopia. Yu's family story reveals the light and shadows that China's economic rise has brought to his own society.
By Redaktion Table
Jennifer Morgan has embarked on a multi-day trip to Africa, planning visits to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya. A hydrogen diplomacy office is set to be established in Kenya.
By David Renke
China is taking relations with Africa to a new level. A Chinese spaceport is to be built in Djibouti, on the strategically important Horn of Africa, the first spaceport on the continent. And that at a time when Djibouti can no longer service its debts to China.
By Frank Sieren
The first trip of the new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is to Africa. This has to do with tradition but, above all, with geopolitics. The West also wants to become more active in Africa. Beijing now says: We have been number one in Europe's neighborhood for a long time.
By Michael Radunski