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22.09.2023 Article

German development cooperation with South Africa

South Africa calls itself the Rainbow Nation, in reference to its ethnic and cultural diversity. Until the end of the apartheid regime in 1994, South Africa had been shunned by the international…

13.09.2023 Article

Call for nomination: German-African Innovation Incentive Award (GAIIA)

The call for application or nominations of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)'s funding award GAIIA is open until November 7, 2023. The award honours African researchers and their German cooperation partners for outstanding research achievements with high application potential.

14.08.2023 Article

OPINION | A shared vision between SA and Europe - EU Ambassadors to SA

Convergence in diversity is what we need more than ever between SA and Europe as we face the challenges of inequality and climate change, as we fight together for a fairer international order, the Ambassadors write for Business Day.

14.05.2023 Article

OPINION | How to build a stable coalition government - the German experience

Agree first on all relevant political issues and projects in a coalition, then talk about about appointments, writes Ambassador Andreas Peschke for Sunday Times.

24.02.2023 Article

Russia’s military aggression towards Ukraine is a blatant violation of fundamental UN principles and International Law

In a joint-OpEd for Mail&Guardian, Ambassadors of EU Member States in South Africa and the EU Ambassador in South Africa write about the anniversary of the Russian invation of Ukraine.

12.02.2023 Press release

Micro projects funded by the German Missions in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini

The micro-project scheme is part of Germany's overall development co-operation that contributes to poverty alleviation and improvement of living standards, to cover the basic needs of the poorest social classes, especially in rural areas.

Sister Martha Modiba at the Unjani Clinic in Midrand

10.02.2023 Article

Climate Fund: Call for Project Proposals 2023

The German Foreign Office’s Climate Fund supports projects in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity.

28.01.2023 Press release

Load shedding and the urgent need for an energy transition

If we don’t tackle the looming climate crisis, the planet may be lost to our children, writes German Ambassador Andreas Peschke for The Daily Maverick.

07.11.2022 Press release

Germany still stands by Africa in fighting climate crisis before COP27

The climate crisis is the biggest security challenge humanity faces in the 21st century — and taking action against it is more urgent than before, write German Foreign Minister Baerbock and German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Habeck ahead of COP27 for Business Day.