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The Long March to Berlin: Windows of discourse fast closing on Ambassador Usman – Report by African Heritage Magazine Germany               “Ambassador  Usman unqualified to serve in Germany ” On 14th June 2012 the gates of the Embassy of Nigeria Berlin was closed and protected by a team of stern looking German Policemen. At first, one was lost as to the real reason for heavy presence of the Police but on a closer look, the non-stop blaring of music and intermittent choruses of the Concerned Nigeria Group explained the anomaly. Essentially, the police was there to ensure that the right to protest…

Nigerians at war with Embassy: Protest against Ambassador Abubakar in Berlin -African Courier Magazine ” calls on the government to recall the ambassador Abubakar gets louder” Nigerians living in Germany have been complaining about the poor service delivery of their Embassy for a long time. Now they have taken the bull by the horns: they will hold a public protest in front of the chancery in Berlin on 14 June. “Nigerians living in Germany have kept quiet for so long and as a result our embassy officials believe it is their right to exploit and treat us the way they like,”…

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Which direction will take Africa after the Rio+20 Summit? The Rio +20 Summit on Sustainable Development would be held in Brazil from 20 to 22 June 2012. Will it help to push the renewable energy agenda in Africa? Or will it once again  be one of those moments of pure statements of intent? 1. Green economy and poverty reduction “The green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication” is the first theme of the UN conference in Rio. When you get to talk to some European or other Westerners about Africa,…

NCG gets election committee The Nigerian community Germany named three members; Kenneth Gbandi (Hamburg), David Peters (Münster) and Osaze Irowa (Berlin) to join the existing members of the National executive in a committee to oversee the next election. In the first 2012 meeting of the NCG and branches held in Kiel on 12.05, the newly formed committee was tasked by the NCG Chairman Lambert Ahamefule -who presided the meeting to:  set guidelines, dissipate adequate information, accredit the branches and conduct the election. They are also expected to review the constitution. Other main resolutions adopted at the breakthrough meeting…

African Day Celebration And ACF Inauguration Buffet in Hamburg (Pix L) Mr. Elombo Bolayela, the African SPD Parliamentarian in the City-State of Bremen, then gave a sober speech in which he called on Africans to wake up to the challenges in Germany; calling upon the Germans, on the other hand, to embrace more than ever before the philosophy of true integration” It was a spectacular and glamorous night full of excitement. An occasion where a large section of  the opinion leaders of the African community in Hamburg, politicians in the Hamburg Parliament, top Administrators and Academics saw it as…

Le Forum Consultatif Africain (ACF), un think tank initié par l’honorable Kenneth Gbandi  l’un des deux représentants Afrique au sein du Conseil d’intégration mis en place par le Sénat de Hambourg (le Gouvernement de la ville de Hambourg-Etat), a été inauguré au cours d´un  banquet, le 25 mai 2012 à la Salle Le Royal Hambourg. D´ éminentes personnalités politiques et du monde des affaires tels que Mr. Dietrich Wersisch, chef du groupe parlementaire du Parti CDU (Parti de la Chancelière Merkel)  au Parlement de Hambourg, M. Nicholas Haufler, aussi du groupe parlementaire CDU  chargé de l’Intégration, M. Elombo…

African Consultative Forum (ACF) Hamburg Inaugurated on Africa Day 2012   The African Consultative Forum (ACF), a think tank initiated by Hon. Kenneth Gbandi as one of the two representatives of the Africa Region in the Integration Council established by the Hamburg Senate (the Government of the Hamburg City-State), was inaugurated during an imposing celebration, with Banquet, on 25th May 2012 at Le Royal Hamburg. Important political and administrative personalities such as Mr. Dietrich Wersisch, Parliamentary Whip of the CDU Party in the Hamburg Parliament, Mr. Nikolaus Haufler, also of the CDU parliamentary group  responsible for Integration,  Mr Elombo…

PRESS RELEASE Official Media Presentation: Afrika in Hamburg -The Pathfinder (Wegweiser & Information Broschüre)   It is my great pleasure and with a deep sense of humility, to present to you “Afrika in Hamburg -The Pathfinder (Wegweiser & Information Broschüre). Hamburg is a multicultural modern society with over 1.8 million citizens. Sizable parts of this population are people with immigration backgrounds, 30% to be precise, of which over 35,000 are of African origins. This brings with it, a colourful and vibrant diversity but also, special challenges. As a newly elected Representative of the African Community in…

The up – down sides of aiding    – Professor Brando Okolo The discussion on development-aid to Africa can be viewed along several conduits. In the end, the viewer is left with no choice but to be ambivalent. It has to be considered that without development-aid a lot of civil infrastructure such as health centres, schools, roads and efficient agricultural practices, which are already present in Africa would not in the first place be there or sustainable. These civil structures ensure that societies in Africa are accessible, that sustainable economic capacity can be built at the grassroots level and that…

Hamburger “Vida Addae” vies for Parliamentary election in Ghana for EJISU-JUABEN Constituency in Ashanti Region Prof. Brando Okolo once asked a question. How can we become involved in German politics?  He answered that in his article “Congress for the Advancement of People of African Heritage (CAPAH)” that to become involved in German politics, we first need to establish political capital on the grass-root level. This can be done by identifying a city, village or (county) where Africans are high in population. This city or country will serve as a model political district. He stated further that we…