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Visiting partners and friends: Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire

In Senegal’s capital Dakar, Foreign Minister Baerbock will hold political talks with her counterpart Yacine Fall and President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, as well as meeting with representatives of civil society

“Capital”, “religion”, “language”, “map” – those are the words that Germans most commonly search for on Google together with “Senegal” and “Côte d’Ivoire”. But these two democracies on the western coast of Africa have so much more to offer. Senegal and Germany are united by our democratic values. The Senegalese…

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Foreign Minister Baerbock and a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on the latest developments in the Niger

The German Government has already taken initial steps to respond to the situation by suspending development cooperation

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued the following statement today (1 August) on the latest developments in the Niger: Almost a week after the coup in the Niger began, the military is still attempting to hold on to power despite being internationally isolated. Particularly in light of this context, I welcome the efforts by…

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Statement by the Friends of Sudan Group

Humanitarian supplies and workers must be protected to ensure that assistance can reach people in need

France, Germany, Norway, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union, as members of the Friends of Sudan, express their deep concern about the ongoing violence and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan, including reports about…

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Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Amtsberg prior to her trip to Ethiopia and South Sudan

According to United Nations figures, three quarters of the population of South Sudan are dependent on humanitarian assistance

Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Federal Foreign Office, is travelling to Ethiopia and South Sudan to hold talks and visit local projects. She issued the following statement today (11 April) prior to her departure: "Although the weapons have fallen silent in northern…

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Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her joint visit to Ethiopia with the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna

We aim to discuss how Germany, France and the European Union can support Ethiopia on the path that it began in 2018 towards peace, democracy and sustainable development

“It is important to both of us for Europe to swiftly show a presence in Ethiopia and offer a close partnership following the Nairobi and Pretoria peace agreements. I am therefore delighted that our first joint visit at the very beginning of this year is taking us to Ethiopia.” While…

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Ceasefire in Ethiopia holding: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Catherine Colonna travel together to Addis Ababa

The two Foreign Ministers want to explore how Germany, France and the EU can support the country and its people on the path to lasting peace

The Ethiopian Federal Government and the insurgents in the Tigray region have signed a peace agreement. During their visit, the two Foreign Ministers want to explore how Germany, France and the EU can support the country and its people on the path to lasting peace. Hope for peace after two years of…

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“Where the land ends and the sea begins” (Luis de Camões): Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Portugal for her first official visit

The focus of the visit is on both bilateral cooperation and Europe’s stance in the world

Portugal is a role model in many respects. With its pro-European attitude, its pioneering role in protecting our oceans and climate, as well as its state-of-the-art digital infrastructure, it demonstrates that it is at the extreme tip of Europe only in geographical terms. Germany can learn a great deal from…

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Germany: Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her departure for Portugal

Germany and Portugal are already working hand in hand on many issues

The fact that my first trip in 2023 is taking me to Portugal is no coincidence. Portugal’s geographic location might be at the westernmost tip of Europe, but the country’s heart beats in a profoundly European way. Germany and Portugal are already working hand in hand on many issues. We…

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Foreign Minister Baerbock attends the informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers in Prague (Gymnich meeting)

The Foreign Ministers plan to intensify political outreach strategies towards the African countries, coordinated within the EU

At the next twice-yearly informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, known as the Gymnich meeting, discussions will focus on EU‑Africa relations as well as the EU’s further response to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is travelling to Prague after the first day of the cabinet meeting in Meseberg in order to participate…

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Germany donates over 100 million vaccine doses in 2021

Germany wants to secure regional healthcare in the long term and will provide funding to help set up vaccine production in countries including South Africa and Senegal

Germany is working to ensure fair global distribution of vaccines and has donated or contractually guaranteed over 100 million doses. 2.2 billion euro for vaccines, diagnostic tools and medicines The pandemic can only be overcome if it is brought under control all over the world. Germany thus opted early on to…