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Beitrag vom 05.07.2025

Reuters

Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan, Homeland Security says

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI, July 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the U.S. at a military base in Djibouti, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort to halt their transfer to the politically unstable country.

Beitrag vom 03.07.2025

NZZ

Wenn nicht nur Trump spart: So machen sich die Kürzungen bei der Entwicklungshilfe bemerkbar

Auch Länder wie Deutschland und die Schweiz fahren ihre Hilfe zurück. Die Uno schlägt Alarm – denn aktuelle Zahlen zeigen, wie abhängig sie von wenigen Gebern ist.

Julia Monn

Beitrag vom 01.07.2025

Deutscher Bundestag

Entwicklungsetat soll um 940 Millionen Euro schrumpfen

Berlin: (hib/JOH) Der Etat des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) soll nach Plänen der Bundesregierung 2025 um fast zehn Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr sinken. Statt 11,22 Milliarden Euro veranschlagt die Koalition in ihrem Entwurf für den Bundeshaushaltsplan (21/500) nur noch 10,28 Milliarden Euro für das Haus von Bundesministerin Reem Alabali Radovan (SPD).

Beitrag vom 01.07.2025

U.S. Department of State

Making Foreign Aid Great Again

StateDept

Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Every public servant has an obligation to American citizens to ensure any programs they fund advance our nation’s interests. During the Trump Administration’s thorough review of thousands of programs, and over $715 billion in inflation-adjusted spending over the decades, it became apparent the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) fell well below this standard.

Beitrag vom 28.06.2025

BBC News

DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deal in Washington

Natasha Booty, Basillioh Rukanga & Brandon Drenon
BBC News

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington aimed at ending decades of devastating conflict between the two neighbours, and potentially granting the US lucrative mineral access.

The deal demands the "disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration" of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo.

Beitrag vom 22.06.2025

Vatican News

Nigeria: „Eine Gemeinde unter Belagerung“

Der Pfarrer einer Gemeinde in der Diözese Katsina, Stephen Shidi, bittet um Gebet und Unterstützung für seine Pfarrei. Sie sei seit fünf Jahren immer wieder der Gewalt von „Kriminellen und Banditen“ ausgesetzt.
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Beitrag vom 20.06.2025

Reuters

Italy working with EU on debt-relief plan for Africa tied to development projects

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte

'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' summit, at Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome

Beitrag vom 20.06.2025

BBC

We've lost the argument on aid, says minister

Becky Morton
Political reporter

The public no longer backs spending on international aid, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander has suggested.

The former international development secretary under Gordon Brown told BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson that even if money was not tight, "the argument would have to be made" for investment in foreign aid.

Beitrag vom 20.06.2025

BBC

Three decades, one leader - how Eritreans had their hopes dashed

Teklemariam Bekit
Editor, BBC Tigrinya

Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea's president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long defied expectations.

Isaias Afwerki now spends much of his time at his rural residence on a dusty hillside some 20km (12 miles) from the capital, Asmara.

Beitrag vom 19.06.2025

Reuters

Nigerian Navy cracks down on oil theft, arrests 76 vessels in two years

By Camillus Eboh

ABUJA - The Nigerian Navy has arrested 76 vessels and at least 242 suspects in anti-oil theft operations, and destroyed more than 800 illegal refining sites during a two-year crackdown, it said on Thursday.

Rampant oil theft from pipelines and wells has crippled Nigeria's oil industry in recent years, damaging government finances and stifling exports.

Beitrag vom 18.06.2025

FAZ

Zugang zu Bodenschätzen:
Warum China in afrikanische Eisenbahnen investiert

Von Claudia Bröll, Jochen Stahnke

Obwohl in China das Geld nicht mehr locker sitzt, investiert es weiter in afrikanische Bahnstrecken. Es geht um den Zugang zu wichtigen Rohstoffen – im Wettlauf mit dem Westen.

Beitrag vom 17.06.2025

Associated Press

Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say

The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday as the villagers were still digging through burned homes, counting their dead and looking for dozens of people still missing. Assailants stormed Benue state’s Yelewata community late on Friday night, opening fire on villagers who were asleep and setting their homes ablaze, survivors and the local farmers union said.

By CHINEDU ASADU

Beitrag vom 13.06.2025

FRANCE 24

Putin's recruits: The young Africans fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Nicknamed the "Black Wagners", hundreds of African men have been recruited by the Russian army to fight against Ukraine. Lured by promises of high wages, jobs or even Russian passports, some have voluntarily opted to join Russian President Vladimir Putin's army. But for others, things are far more complicated: dozens have been manipulated and forcibly recruited. Lucile Chaussoy, Marc Kouho and Saloum Sané investigate.

Beitrag vom 11.06.2025

DW

Kenia: Proteste gegen Polizeigewalt

Sella Oneko

Ein Post auf Social Media kann ausreichen, um festgenommen zu werden. Nicht immer werden die Verhafteten korrekt behandelt. Der Fall des Bloggers Albert Ojwang schlägt in Kenia Wellen.

Albert Ojwang, ein 31-jähriger Lehrer, starb in einer kenianischen Polizeizelle. Die Polizei spricht von einem Unfall, doch Menschenrechtsaktivisten bezweifeln dies wegen Blutergüssen und Verletzungen.

Beitrag vom 07.06.2025

Achgut.com

Ist Demokratie das einzig mögliche Modell für Afrika?

Wir sollten den afrikanischen Gesellschaften überlassen, ihre eigenen politischen Systeme zu bilden. Es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, den schwarzen Kontinent nach unserem Bild zu formen.

von Volker Seitz