About The African Courier
THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora! The African Courier is an international magazine published in Germany to report on Africa and the Diaspora African experience. The first issue of the bimonthly magazine appeared on the newsstands on 15 February 1998. The African Courier is a communication forum for European-African political, economic and cultural exchanges, and a voice for Africa in Europe.
NOLLYWOOD SPECIAL
Germany: Law & Society
MY LIFE IN GERMANY
SEEKING ASYLUM IN GERMANY
Home / Special / SPECIAL: BLACK PEOPLE IN GERMANY / Meet 10 of Germany's most prominent Black people
Charles Mohamed Huber in front of the Bundestag. He served in the federal parliament from 2103-2017 /Photo: © Charles Huber
Meet 10 of Germany's most prominent Black people
Charles Mohamed Huber, MP (Bundestag)
The former TV actor (59) was born in the Bavarian city of Munich to a Senegalese father and a German mother. Huber, who represents the western city of Darmstadt in the Federal Parliament, was the first Black actor in a national TV series, "Der Alte", where he played the inspector Henry Johnson. The member of the CDU comes from a prominent Senegalese family – his father was a diplomat and his uncle, Léopold Senghor, was the first President of Senegal. "Politics is a tradition in our family," Huber said after his historic election in 2013. "Somehow it was meant to be."
Karamba Diaby, MP (Bundestag)
Karamba Diaby, MP (Bundestag) │© SPD
The SPD member (56) represents the eastern city of Halle in the Federal Parliament. The election of the Senegalese-born holder of a doctorate degree in chemistry and that of Charles Huber (CDU) as the Bundestag's first members of African descent in 2013 marked a watershed in the history of Germany.
Steffi Jones, Director at the German Football Federation
Born in Frankfurt to a German mother and an African American father in December 1972, she scored nine goals in 111 caps for the German national team between 1993 and 2007. Jones was in charge of organising the 2011
FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and is currently a director of the football federation. She will succeed Silvia Neid as national coach of the women's national team in September. © Bugs Steffen
Yared Dibaba, TV moderator
The Ethiopian-born TV moderator, actor,
author and singer (47)
is a successful media personality
of African origin in Germany
Yared Dibaba│© RTL
Roberto Blanco, Entertainer
Born 79 years ago in Tunis to parents, who were variety artists from Cuba, he has been active in the country's entertainment scene for nearly 60 years.
© Manfred Baumann
Nelson Müller, TV cook
Born in February 1979 in Breman Asikuma, Ghana, he came to Germany with his parents at 4 but was raised by German foster parents who formally adopted him in 2013. The cook, author and singer also runs his Restaurant Schote in Essen.
© ZDF/Ulrich Perrey
Ivy Quainoo, Singer
Born in Berlin to Ghanaian parents in August 1992, she won the first episode of the talent hunt show The Voice of Germany in 2012. Quainoo has since then recorded two albums and she performs regularly on German TV and at concerts across Europe.
© Martin Black
Jerome Boateng, football player
Born in Berlin to a German mother and a Ghanaian father, the professional player (27) was a member of the World Cup winning German team in 2014, the year he also won the German FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League with his club Bayern FC.
© HSB
Nneka, Singer and song writer
The Hamburg-based hip-hop and soul singer was born in December 1980 in Warri, Nigeria, to a German mother and a Nigerian father. She moved to Germany at 18 and burst into the music scene with a successful debut single The Uncomfortable Truth in 2005. Nneka, who has since then recorded six albums, regularly performs around the world – in Africa, Europe, North America and Japan.
© Steve Rutherford
Xavier Naidoo, Singer
© RTL
Born in October 1971 in Mannheim to South African parents of Indian and African descent, he landed in Germany's top charts in 1997 with the song "Frei sein" (To be free), in collaboration with Sabrina Setlur. His 1998 debut album "Nicht von dieser Welt" (Not from this world) sold more than 1 million copies. Since then he has released eight albums and is celebrated as one of the most successful recording artists in Germany's history.
Previous African Union launches all-Africa passport
Next A history of Black people in Germany
Remembering Theodor Michael, one year on
Theodor Michael: "Develop the courage to struggle and never to give up"
African makes history as first elected member of Cologne's City Council
Berlin to rename Mohrenstrasse after African philosopher
Too black for some, too white for others: Conflicts of Afro-German Identity
Afrozensus: Online survey on anti-Black racism in Germany launched
Special Report: Ghanaians in Germany – 1950s till today
Zentralrat rebrands, launches new logo and website
Germany: TANG demands government action on anti-Black racism, issues position paper
Germany should get serious about fighting anti-Black racism – Statement by TANG
Nationwide protests against anti-Black racism in Germany hold on Saturday
Make racism more visible in Germany – protest organisers call on Black people
Germany's Black community holds online demonstration against racism
Afro-German politicians are pushing for change
Charles Mohamed Huber's life between two worlds
Afro-German literature as tool for building the Black community
Black and Successful in Germany – Many are making it!
Germany: Black community protests against N-word in Hamburg
Black community to protest against N-word in Hamburg
Black History Month 2020 kicks off in Berlin with business networking
Germany: How Black community can engage the state for its empowerment
Germany's Black community says NO to N-word at Cologne rally
Germany: How Black people should deal with racial profiling – former police officer
N-Word: Germany's Black community to protest against court decision allowing use of racist word
N-Word: Noah Becker's victory in Berlin and the setback in Magdeburg
OPEN LETTER: Germany, We are not your Negroes! – by Charlotte Nzimiro, petitioner against N-Word
Germany: Black activist petitions against court decision allowing use of N-Word
EDITORIAL: Why it's important to recognise heroes in the Black community
Afrozensus: Measuring anti-Black Racism and Discrimination in Germany
Black People demand Equal Rights in Germany at historic congress
Congress pushes for more recognition of Black people in Germany
Black People in Germany gather in Berlin for historic congress
Theodor Wonja Michael passes on at 94
Book Review: Memories of Theodor Wonja Michael
Deutsch Sein und Schwarz Dazu" ("To Be German and Black") is a treasure and a gift for German historiography. It is a treasure because Theodor Michael succeeds in vividly describing and analysing key events of his dramatic life in a historical and political context, covering the period from the Weimar Republic to this day.
Sign up to get our free weekly Newsletter!
Humanitarian Project: Promo­­ting Safe Migration in Africa
News, information and analysis about the situation of asylum-seekers in Germany
Afrika kommt
Germany: Armin Laschet elected leader of CDU
Hundreds of thousands leave Britain due to coronavirus pandemic – Report
Africa faces big hurdles to acquire COVID-19 vaccines
ALM: WHO's Tedros Ghebreyesus, Ghana's Akufo-Addo, Mo Ibrahim Emerge Winners
German eLearning platform reaches 1 Million African youth in first year
© 2021 by African Courier Media
Flankenschanze 4 │ D-13585 Berlin │Germany
Tel.: +493023007440 │ Fax: +493023007441 │ info@theafricancourier.de