The German Minister for Economic Co-operation and Development, Mr Dirk Niebel today received the Burundian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Mr Laurent Kavakure to his office in Berlin. Issues discussed by the two ministers include how to strengthen state institutions in Burundi to make them more efficient. Protection of human rights also featured
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Remarkable material development in Africa, according to Busia, can only happen if Africans begin to radically alter their cultural values, especially with regard to the
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The Federal Convention, Germany’s largest political representation elected a new president Sunday (March 18) following the resignation of Christian Wulff on 17 February. According to the German Constitution, or the Basic Law, a new president has to be elected within 30 days. The front-runner and favourite, the Lutheran pastor, Joachim Gauck, became the eleventh president
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Germany’s largest parliamentary convention assembles in Berlin today to elect a new Federal President following the resignation of President Christian Wulff in February. The Convention usually assembles every five years in the Reichstag Building, the exception being if the Federal President’s term of office end prematurely. Three candidates are in the running for the office
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“The ANC (African National Congress) discriminates in favour of women”. This statement was made to the author in an interview he did with a leading light of ANC Women’s League a few years ago. This is a long cry from the early attitude of the ANC which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. At
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Development-wise, it appears despite their chequered development history, Ghanaian politicians do not get it. A ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament, Kojo Adu
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Under the colonial enterprise, the British and their rival European powers knew only one way to grab resources—entering other people’s worlds and plundering their resources. That colonial enterprise was motivated by nothing but greed and a heartless exploitation and subjugation of other people, including those in the United States. As if oblivious to its own
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Bundespräsident Christian Wulff hat am 22. Dezember 2011 in Schloss Bellevue eine Erklärung abgegeben: “Sie alle wissen, dass in den vergangenen zehn Tagen über Vorgänge aus meinem Privatleben breit berichtet worden ist. Sie betreffen die Zeit vor meiner Amtszeit als Bundespräsident und haben eine sehr kritische Kommentierung gefunden. Ich habe das Bedürfnis, mich auch persönlich
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Three young South African scientists, Ms Alanna Jane Rebelo, Dr Owen Horwood and Dr Dyllon Garth Randall, received the Green Talent Award at a ceremony held in the German Capital Berlin on Thursday 15 December 2011. The Green Talent Programme is a baby of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with Minister Annette Schavan
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Today, the people of South Africa are ruled by a government led by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. The path to this destination was long and hazardous, painful, bloody. It was full of sacrifices in which many of the best sons and daughters paid with their lives to achieve this great freedom
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