Sources: Reuters
The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger. 2023-08-25
A number of European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland, condemn the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s as "grotesque". Luxembourg says that the bill violates human rights and along with Belgium says that the bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination". 2021-06-22
A Nigerian Air Force King Air 350 military plane crashes on approach to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, killing all seven people on board. 2021-02-21
Germany reports a record 19,059 new cases and surpasses 500,000 cumulative cases, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute, making it the fourth consecutive time the country sets a new record of daily infections. 2020-10-31
Two former high-ranking members of the Syrian Army go on trial in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, for alleged war crimes committed during the Syrian Civil War. This is the first time that Syrian military officials are being prosecuted for their roles in the conflict. 2020-04-23
German airline Germania declares bankruptcy and ceases operations, cancelling all flights immediately. 2019-02-4
Erin Energy, a Texas company specialising in African offshore oil deposits with licences to explore off Nigeria, The Gambia, Ghana, and Kenya, files for bankruptcy protection. 2018-04-26
In a joint statement, leaders of the European Union say that recent claims about the United States spying on European leaders, such as Germany's Angela Merkel and citizens, "could prejudice co-operation in intelligence gathering". 2013-10-25
Two German men held in Abia State, Nigeria are released six days after being seized on a swim. 2010-04-24
Nigerian gunmen take two German men, from Port Harcourt and Lagos, in Abia State. 2010-04-18