News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
The latest news, information and guides for refugees and asylum seekers in Germany >> Afronews > News, views and guides for the black community in Germany: Africans and Afro-Germans in Deutschland.
The Gambia Refugees Association – Europe Branch in collaboration with Concerned Gambians Group in The Gambia has expressed dismay at the decision of the Gambia Police Force to deny them a permit to hold a peaceful protest in the wake of recent deportations especially from Germany. “The Concerned Gambians Group has applied for a permit […] More
African asylum seekers in Germany face reduced salaries, the reason is because they are supposedly operating in collective accommodation. The Düsseldorf Social Court says this is not allowed. The Düsseldorf Social Court says that the reduction in benefits for asylum seekers who live in collective accommodation are unconstitutional. The court agrees that the amount of […] More
Refugees in Germany are integrating quite well. A new research by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees – BAMF shows that refugees’ knowledge of German is getting better and better. It also shows that refugees have more social contacts with Germans. The new report is based on the analysis carried by the Research Center […] More
Data from the research network ‘Lost in Europe’ showed that between 2018 and 2020, more than 18,000 refugee children and young people disappeared from the state custody in Europe. They are at great risk of being exploited. An exclusive data analysis showed that 18,292 underage refugees who are declared ‘unaccompanied minors’ disappear from state care […] More
If you are an African Migrant or refugee woman in Germany living in the Rhein-Main area and interested in going back to school for a Hauptschulabschluss, Realschulprüfung or an Abitur this is an opportunity for you to gain a scholarship in Germany. SABA is a project that is helping African Migrants and Refugee women looking […] More
Ausbildung in Germany 2021: For Africans in Germany, it can be beneficial to take up vocational training to be able to find work in Germany. Ausbildung is a formal educational qualification in the area of blue collar professions like sales person, painter, carpenter, nurse, butcher, or car mechanic. Currently there are more than 320 professions […] More
The body of Alpha Oumur Bah, the asylum seeker from Guinea who recently committed suicide in Berlin, Germany to avoid deportation has arrived home. Ms Nora Brezger from the Refugee Council Berlin confirmed to Afronews.de that the plane carrying the remains of the late Bah landed earlier today in Conakry, Guinea. The body will then […] More
The Federal Ministry of Education in Germany is supporting young African professionals who have shown particular talent and special performance in their training with an advanced training grant. With further training, advanced training or part-time studies, they can further develop their professional skills and thus advance their careers. 6000 scholarships are awarded annually. Who can apply? […] More
Wondering how to find work in Germany? There are jobs and internships opportunities for African migrants who been living in Germany and those who have also recently migrated to Germany. The offer is aimed at migrants who have been assigned to the Mainz-Bingen job centre (SGB II). A program funded by the Mainz-Bingen job centre […] More
Gambia Refugees Association-Europe has strongly condemned the clampdown on the Gambian asylum seekers by Italian police in collaboration with Gambian Immigration officers. In a press release, Yahya Sonko Spokesperson of Gambia Refugees Association Europe Branch said such action was unacceptable, uncalled for and condemned it “in the strongest terms” Mr Sonko said. The Gambia Refugees […] More
Germany announced that it had deported more than 10,000 asylum seekers during the year 2020. This means there has been a decrease in the number of deportees for the fourth year in a row. Germany in 2020 deported less than half of the people it deported in 2019, according to data from the Interior Ministry, […] More
Germany has launched a program for asylum-seekers that offers up to €1,200 to applicants who voluntarily decide to go back to their home countries. The StartHilfe Plus program, initiated by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in cooperation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), kicked off on Wednesday, the German Interior Ministry […] More