Germany has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing this weekend of a German-Filipino tourist in Paris, prosecutors told AFP on Monday. A spokeswoman for the federal prosecution service confirmed a report in Der Spiegel magazine of a probe into the attack, in which the 23-year-old tourist was killed by a man known to authorities…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday staunchly defended his government's record on spending after a bombshell court ruling on crucial debt rules sparked a budget crisis. Here is a look at the crisis rocking Europe's biggest economy and threatening a collapse of the fractious ruling coalition: - What are the debt rules? - When Angela…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after participating at the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference in Berlin, Germany.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking German investment in Nigeria’s energy industry especially in natural gas and hydrogen production. Tinubu on Monday had a series of insightful conversations with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 Compact with African Economic Conference in Berlin. The President also met with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier even…

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann takes charge of his first match on home soil in Saturday's friendly against Turkey in Berlin, promising improvements in defence seven months from hosting Euro 2024.

ECOWAS, EU, Germany collaborate to address security threats in West Africa The Economic of West African States(ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the European Union(EU) and Germany on the ‘ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO)’ project in a quest to prevent and manage conflicts and security threats in West Africa. The ECOWAS Commission, in…

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his "shame" at crimes committed during Germany's colonial rule in Tanzania on Wednesday and pledged to raise awareness of the atrocities in his own country.

The visiting German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has announced the latest financial and technical cooperation commitment of €80.75 million to boost to support ongoing programmes and projects under the ECOWAS-German Cooperation for the period 2023-2024.

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who is on a working visit to Nigeria, on Sunday, expressed displeasure over mineral extraction from the country but end up abroad without the proceeds trickling down to benefit the citizens. Scholz, while having a roundtable business meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,  also underscored the importance…

Germany and France on Saturday moved to reinforce security around Jewish temples, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel. Germany tightened police protection of Jewish and Israeli institutions, as some supporters of the Palestinians took to the streets of Berlin to celebrate the attack. France focused on Jewish…

Fifty years ago, on September 18, 1973, by New York’s East River, two German states joined the United Nations. This event was the result of a brief General Assembly resolution – however, it was anything but routine business in the world of diplomacy.

German investigators carried out raids across the country on Wednesday as Berlin banned a far-right group it described as a "cult-like, deeply racist and anti-Semitic association" that sought to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology.