Two Bundeswehr missions abroad extended
Bundeswehr missions abroad must be approved by the Bundestag and confirmed every year. The MPs once again gave the green light for two missions in the Mediterranean and East Africa. The Bundeswehr is participating for another year in the NATO mission “Sea Guardian” to monitor the Mediterranean and in the Blue Helmet mission in South […]
Baerbock was thwarted again on the trip
Unlucky? Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has to turn around shortly before the destination on the way to Djibouti and land in Saudi Arabia. The flight readiness was missing an important permit. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock once again had to make an unplanned stopover while traveling. Due to a lack of an overflight permit for Eritrea, […]
Baerbock was thwarted again on the trip
Followed by bad luck: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has to turn around almost shortly before the destination on the way to Djibouti. The flight readiness was missing an important permit. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was once again slowed down on an important trip abroad by an organizational problem with the Bundeswehr’s readiness to fly – […]
Increase pressure on generals in Sudan
The Gaza war, the Russian attacks on Ukraine that have been going on for almost two years – other crises are easily overlooked. This is also why the Foreign Minister wants to set an example in East Africa. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for increased efforts to find a negotiated solution in view of […]
German colonial crimes: Steinmeier asks for forgiveness
Around 100 years after the end of the bloody German colonial rule in East Africa, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologized to the descendants of the several hundred thousand victims. “As German Federal President, I would like to ask for forgiveness for what Germans did to their ancestors here,” he said during a visit to the […]
Chancellor Scholz on an important trip
Good morning, dear reader, the further away an event takes place, the less news interest there is. This is cognitively understandable, but it is not wise. In the globalized world, a sack of rice that falls over in China can trigger an earthquake in Germany. And when a state collapses in Africa, it doesn’t take […]
The most precious thing in the world lies 180 meters underground
Good morning, dear reader, in Germany debates about climate change seem strange: on the one hand shrill when it comes to the Kleber activists, on the other hand bureaucratic when politicians talk a lot at summit meetings but do little. In East Africa no longer need to convince anyone of the brutality of the climate […]
World Meteorological Organization I Climate crisis: It is life-threatening
The consequences of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly catastrophic – attests a new report by the World Meteorological Organization. Their boss still sees reason for hope. Global warming is progressing at a rapid pace – and is leading to more and more negative records. This is the conclusion of the 2022 climate status report […]
Uganda introduces anti-gay law: draconian penalties
Homosexuality is already banned in Uganda. Now the parliament has voted for a law that provides for severe penalties. The Ugandan Parliament has passed an anti-gay law. Accordingly, people who carry out homosexual acts in the East African country or do not report attempts at homosexual acts face between seven and ten years in prison […]
Uganda imposes draconian penalties on homosexuals
Homosexuality is already banned in Uganda. Now the parliament has voted for a law that provides for severe penalties. The Ugandan parliament has passed an anti-gay law. Accordingly, people who carry out homosexual acts in the East African country or do not report attempts at homosexual acts face between seven and ten years in prison […]
