Angela Merkel, a Role Model to Women…..and Men
For women who shun politics and chauvinists who welcome the attitude, there is a role model to prove them wrong, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. Read More
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Ugandan LGBT Activist Wins the Nürnberg International Human Rights Award
Last weekend saw Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, a Ugandan activitist, awarded the Nürnberg International Human Rights Award for her continuous work in LGBT activism. Jacqueline fights for Read More
Kenyan-German Talks of Her Narrow Escape from Westgate
She has been the face of bravery since pictures of the Westgate attack were circulated. In the beginning, the simple picture of her and her Read More
Gold Worth Millions Looking for its Owner in Köln
Some rich person has misplaced gold bars worth millions of Euro and because they might own too many, they forgot they had left these at Read More
A Nigerian-German Finds Out Her Grandfather Was a Famous Nazi Criminal
Most of us grow up only knowing our grandparents as our parents’ parents and nothing much, but for this Nigerian-German woman her grandfather was a Read More
Kenyan Breaks World Record in Berlin Marathon
I think we (Kenyans) can do with some good news today. Wilson Kipsang just broke the world record this morning in Berlin. Wilson had yesterday Read More
A German from Bonn Might Have Been Involved in Planning the Westgate Attack
The article goes further to explain that the attack was funded with money collected from mosques around Germany with the Al-Shabaab in Germany meeting regularly Read More
The First Kenyan Sprinter from Düsseldorf, Ivy Atieno
This girl is like a bullet, she sprints so fast that if you dare blink during her sprint, you might just completely miss it, that’s Read More
Free Wi-fi in German Train stations
The German Telekom and the German Railways have come together to offer free wifi in 104 German train stations. Each passenger is allowed 30mins a Read More
When Western Technology Meets Eco-friendly African Building Techniques – Afritecture
If you love architecture, good architecture then this is an event for you. Afritecture which is an exhibition in Munich, showcases new and upcoming buildings Read More
Two Africans Make it to the Bundestag
After the elections, it’s bitter sweet for many. Two Africans, Karamba Diaby and Charles Huber had the sweet part of the elections as they made Read More
Rebecca Lolosoli, the Matriach of the Women’s Village, Touring Germany
Rebecca Lolosoli born in the Samburu district in 1962, is best known for her work in empowering Samburu women. She was unable to complete her Read More
From Nursing the Elderly in the Diaspora to a Self-Made Millionaire in Kenya
This guy’s story starts like most others. Patrick Wainaina studied in Kenya and trained as a Mechanical Engineer which got him a job. Like many Read More
The Tribulations of Kenyan Beach Boys: Former Beach Boys from Germany Speak
Finally the Kenyan media mentions the infamous film on European sugarmamas in Mombasa Paradise Love (Paradies Liebe)film. In a documentary aired by KTN, they discussed the Read More
Multilingualism for the First Generation Diasporan
African languages are fast losing their grasp of their children. Very few young Africans speak native African languages anymore, especially those born in urban centers. Read More
The Mysterious African Muslim in a Nazi Party
As I always say, there’s never a dull day in Germany. Vituko na sarakasi in all corners, you can either let them get to you Read More
Reasons Why Merkel Will Win These Elections
It is now only a few days to the elections and the gap between Angela Merkel and her opponent Peer Steinbruck stands at 49% to 32%. Granted, Read More
Germans Rarely Pretend to be Sick to Skive Work
We’ve all had those days when the weather is terrible or you just have no mood to go to work, so you call in sick Read More