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Mar
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco’s tiff with Germany

Morocco’s tiff with Germany

NEWS
MOROCCO has told government departments to cease cooperation and contacts with Germany's embassy in the North African kingdom due in part to Berlin's stance over Western Sahara, a senior Moroccan diplomat said yesterday. A foreign ministry document, seen by Reuters, cited "deep disagreements" in asking all ministries and government bodies to abstain from any contact with the embassy and German aid and political organisations, without offering further details. The senior diplomat cited Germany's reaction to the U.S. decision in December to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, as well as its decision not to invite Morocco to an international meeting…
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Feb
13
2021
By The African Mirror
Algeria’s president returns home

Algeria’s president returns home

NEWS
ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned home after hospital treatment in Germany for complications in his foot resulting from a coronavirus infection, state TV has reported. Tebboune, 75, flew to Germany in early January to undergo surgery on his foot. The treatment "was not medically urgent" and should have taken place during Tebboune's previous stay in Germany, the presidency said in a statement in January. Tebboune had stayed in Germany more than two months for treatment for coronavirus before returning home late in December. Algerians have been awaiting the implementation of economic and political reforms he promised after succeeding President Abdelaziz…
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Dec
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Merkel pushes for tougher German lockdown

Merkel pushes for tougher German lockdown

WORLD
CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel threw her weight behind calls for a fuller lockdown in Germany that would include closing shops after Christmas, telling legislators that vaccines alone would not majorly alter the pandemic's course in the first quarter. Europe's largest economy has been in partial lockdown for six weeks, with bars and restaurants closed but shops and schools open. That has stopped the coronavirus's exponential growth but infection levels remain at a high level. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Merkel said regional leaders should follow scientific guidance, which has called for people to further reduce their contact with others. "It would…
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Nov
17
2020
By The African Mirror
Germany files espionage charges against Egyptian-born man

Germany files espionage charges against Egyptian-born man

NEWS
GERMANY 's Public Prosecutor General (GBA) has announced that charges of espionage have been filed against an Egyptian-born German citizen who worked at the German government press office and gathered information for an Egyptian intelligence agency. The GBA said the man, identified only as Amin K. under German privacy laws, had been working at the press office since 1999 and was hired by the Egyptian embassy in Berlin in 2010 "at the latest". The Egyptian embassy in Berlin was not immediately available for comment. Prosecutors allege the man was instructed to assist Egypt's General Intelligence Service (GIS) with assessing how…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Germany criticizes China for dismissal of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers

Germany criticizes China for dismissal of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers

WORLD
GERMANY, holder of the European Union's rotating presidency, has criticized China for the dismissal of several pro-democracy opposition lawmakers from the city assembly in Hong Kong. A foreign ministry spokesman said the decision to remove four opposition members of Hong Kong's legislative council was the latest step of a "deeply worrying" trend which was aimed at undermining pluralism and freedom of expression. The Chinese parliament earlier adopted a resolution allowing the city's executive to expel lawmakers deemed to be advocating Hong Kong independence, colluding with foreign forces or threatening national security, without having to go through the courts. Shortly afterwards,…
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Oct
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Algerian leader flies to Germany for ‘medical checks’ after isolating for COVID

Algerian leader flies to Germany for ‘medical checks’ after isolating for COVID

COVID-19
ALGERIAN President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been transferred to Germany for medical checks, days after senior aides tested positive for COVID-19 and he went into hospital, state media has reported. Tebboune, 75, has been in office for less than a year after winning an election to replace the veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted during mass protests last year. He said on Saturday he was self isolating after senior government aides had fallen sick and on Tuesday state media said he had been admitted to a specialised treatment unit in an army hospital, without saying if he had COVID-19. "I…
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Oct
20
2020
By The African Mirror
South Africa trims high-risk country list, but adds Germany

South Africa trims high-risk country list, but adds Germany

COVID-19
SOUTH Africa has reduced the number of countries on its high-risk COVID-19 list by more than half to 22 from 60, the government has announced, although Germany was among the notable additions to the register. The only people from high risk countries allowed entry are business travellers, holders of critical skills visas, investors and people on international missions in sports, arts, culture and science, or people visiting for a minimum of three months. South Africa opened its borders to international travellers at the beginning of October after a six-month ban that hit tourism and the broader economy hard. The initial…
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Jul
31
2020
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 pandemic derails Germany’s push for migrant integration

COVID-19 pandemic derails Germany’s push for migrant integration

HUMAN RIGHTS
JOSEPH NASR NIGERIAN  Iyke Anakua had been working for 14 months as a welder, a job he got through a recruitment agency in Berlin, when he received news in mid-March that he would be made redundant. "I waited so long for a job and now I have to start all over again," he said, wearing a black cap and a broad smile in Berlin's poor district of Neukoelln. "It's tough but I'm trying to stay positive." Anakua, who is 46 and has three children, considered himself fortunate because his wife's job as a security guard at a supermarket was not…
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Jul
30
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany but nearly half to stay in Europe

U.S. to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany but nearly half to stay in Europe

WORLD
PHIL STEWART and  IDREES ALI  THE U.S military on Wednesday unveiled plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany, in the fallout from President Donald Trump's long-simmering feud with Berlin but said it will keep nearly half of those forces in Europe to address tension with Russia. Trump announced his intention last month to cut by about a third the 36,000-strong U.S. troop contingent in Germany, faulting the close U.S. ally for failing to meet NATO's defense spending target and accusing it of taking advantage of the United States on trade. "We don't want to be the suckers any more,"…
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