The perpetrator appeared to have deliberately targeted the Welfen grammar school in the town of Schongau in a suspected “rampage”, a police spokeswoman told AFP. She was unable to confirm press reports according to which the assailant used a knife in the attack. Local police said on their X account that “a suspected perpetrator has…
Thousands of demonstrators flooded a German city on Saturday, blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, in a bid to shut down the annual congress of the far-right AfD party. About 20,000 people flocked to Erfurt, in Thuringia state, according to police, to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that tops national…
Namibia has reaffirmed its demand for Germany to pay reparations for the genocide of the Herero and Nama people, describing Berlin’s formal apology and development aid as insufficient. Attorney General Festus Katuna Mbandeka renewed the call this week, stating that while Germany has acknowledged the atrocities, it has not provided meaningful financial compensation. “No amount…
A relentless heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed temperatures to unprecedented levels, with Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic all registering new national heat records as forecasters warned that even hotter conditions could still be ahead. Germany recorded its highest temperature ever on Saturday after provisional figures from the national weather service (DWD) showed the…
The Netherlands went halfway in the World Cup knockout rounds with a stylish 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday as Germany took on Côte d’Ivoire, with the winner guaranteed a place in the last 32. Sweden, themselves 5-1 winners against Tunisia in their opening Group F match, went into Saturday’s showdown with the Dutch…
By Ayo Onikoyi The Nollywood Film Festival Germany (NFFG) and Nollywood Europe Golden Awards (NEGA) concluded in Frankfurt over the weekend, drawing filmmakers, actors, cultural figures, and dignitaries to a two-day celebration of African cinema and cultural exchange. The festival opened on August 8 at the Deutsches Filmmuseum with the world premiere of Karma, a…
A majority of people in Germany support recognising a Palestinian state, according to a new poll, a move the federal government currently rejects. In the survey by the Forsa Institute for the foreign policy journal Internationale Politik, 54 per cent of respondents answered “Yes” to the question: “Should Germany now recognise Palestine as its own…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than one in five women in Germany experienced sexual violence as children, a study reported on Monday. The extent of the offences is “alarmingly high,” said Harald Dressing, a psychiatrist who authored the study for the Central Institute of Mental Health. Around 20.6% of women aged 18 to 59 are…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda has finalised procurement of cutting-edge medical equipment for Katsina State’s Ultra-Modern Radiology Centre and Central Reference Laboratory. The Governor took the landmark decision during a technical visit to Siemens Healthineers headquarters in Forchheim, Bavaria early this month. Mr Radda inspected state-of-the-art diagnostic technology during his tour of Siemens’ manufacturing…
The Governments of Nigeria and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation with the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding with the German Technical Advisory Group. This is contained in a statement issued by a Principal Information Officer in the Ministry of Defence, Mr Sunday Iyogu, on Friday in Abuja. Speaking…
