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The G20 countries want to mobilise more private capital for investments in developing countries and establish a new trade corridor in the tradition of the historic spice route. What matters ...

The former Green politician and current Bayer manager on the importance of modern agricultural technologies in the fight against hunger.    Bayer and other agrochemical companies ...

German diplomats should communicate more intensivly in their host countries – also via social media, the Foreign Minister demands. Especially in Africa, it is important to counter ...

The expansion of the emerging market alliance should be the starting signal for a new EU trade initiative. Fair offers to Africa’s emerging economies are now more important than ever. ...

Top model Sara Nuru promotes entrepreneurial development aid at the Digital Demo Day in Düsseldorf. At the Digital Demo Day, one of Germany’s largest digital conferences, top model ...

A study by “Bundesinitiative Impact Investing” shows that in three quarters of the cases the expected returns are flowing.  In 2007, the Rockefeller Foundation, together with other ...

In the WDR podcast Politikum, our founder Martin Schoeller talks about the motives for his initiative, the Africa-First concept and the global conflict between democracies and ...

In development policy, horrendous sums of money have been wasted without having enough impact. If we learn from our mistakes, we can make Ukraine a blueprint for successful international ...

Under the headline “A new Henry Ford for Africa”, Editor-in-Chief Christian von Hiller describes what drives the AFN founder and why he sees biofuels as a great opportunity. Why ...

The EU has defined eleven key trade routes in Africa to be prioritised under the Global Gateway infrastructure programme Spice Route 2.0 instead of New Silk Road: The Global Gateway is ...

Leading German magazines and newspapers focus primarily on the crises and catastrophes on the continent. From a journalistic point of view, this is understandable – and yet a major ...

The initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection supports companies expanding to Africa.  We are pleased to have become an official partner of the Business ...