The tech giant Microsoft said on Thursday that it was planning to invest almost €3.3 billion ($3.5 billion) in expanding its presence in Germany. The investment will go towards doubling the capacity of Microsoft’s “AI and data center infrastructure,” in…
Recession in Japan makes Germany third largest economy
Germany overtook Japan as the world’s third-biggest economy, official data showed on Thursday, as fresh figures from Tokyo showed Japan’s economy slipping into a recession. Japan’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) for 2023 stood at $4.2 trillion in dollar terms, government…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Germany to talk security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is traveling to Berlin for a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Zelenskyy is also expected to take part in the Munich Security Conference starting at the end of this week, which will be attended by some 40 heads of state…
UK could contribute to nuclear shield if Trump wins, suggests German minister
The UK could contribute to a new European nuclear shield if Donald Trump becomes US president again, a senior German minister has suggested, drawing British politicians into the debate about how Europe’s security could be bolstered in the event of the Republican…
Deporting 12,000 Nigerians will worsen insecurity, Akpabio begs Germany
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the German government to not deport about 12,000 illegal migrants into Nigeria, saying such a move will aggravate security challenges in the country. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday when the…
German foreign minister demands solution to Sudan power struggle
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for increased efforts to find a negotiated solution to the power struggle in Sudan, ahead of a visit to the region. Together with partners in East Africa, she wanted to explore ways to…
German parliament approves legislation easing deportations of rejected asylum seekers
The German parliament on Thursday approved legislation that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers as Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks to defuse migration as a political problem. The legislation foresees increasing the maximum length of pre-deportation custody from 10…
Court orders preventative detention for horror house abuser
A man accused of repeatedly abusing women, in his house in western Germany is to be placed in preventative detention after serving his prison sentence. Two of the women have dead as a result of the abuse. The man, named…
5 injured, beds destroyed as fire guts refugee centre in Germany
No fewer than five people were injured and a dozen beds damaged as fire razed a refugee centre in central Hesse, Limburg town in Germany. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Police were called to the centre…
German Chancellor to meet with African leaders at Berlin summit
The heads of state and prime ministers of numerous African countries will on Monday begin a two-day talks in Berlin to discuss closer economic cooperation with Europe. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to hold bilateral talks with individual heads…
