Today’s local #elections in #Mogadishu, #Somalia 🇸🇴 are historically significant as the first direct vote in decades. Shaped by ongoing security and political constraints, broader impact will depend on inclusivity and follow-up beyond election day.

L'Allemagne condamme fermement cette tentative de déstabilisation. Aux côtés de ses partenaires européens elle réaffirme son soutien à la population et aux institutions démocratique du Bénin.

Inspiring meeting today with German Minister of State Serap Güler & courageous Sudanese civilians, advocating for peace & a civilian-led transition in their country, devastated by war, hunger, & displacement 🇩🇪remains committed to promoting peace, also at #UNGA, & providing humanitarian aid in #Sudan

„Africa’s peace and stability and Europe’s security are two sides of the same country“ Thank you 🇪🇺EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Joao Cravinho, for your clear message and an enriching exchange on the renewed EU approach to the #Sahel!

Met yesterday with Max Andonirina Fontaine, 🇲🇬 Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development. Climate change has a serious impact on #Madagascar. 🇩🇪is already an important partner in protecting Madagascar’s biodiversity. We agreed that we also need to strengthen our economic cooperation.

Good news from Zimbabwe🇿🇼: We welcome the acquittal of #HumanRights defenders Robson Chere, Namatai Kwekweza and Samuel Gwenzi after a year-long trial by a Harare magistrate. Strong voices from civil society are indispensable for good governance and stable societies.

Thank you #SouthAfrica for the participation & impressive art performance at the Open Day of the 🇩🇪 Foreign Ministry @germany.diplo.de in Berlin! SA being this year’s guest country & the meeting between @aussenminister.diplo.de & HE Ambassador Stone Sizani underline the close 🇩🇪-🇿🇦 cooperation.

in depths discussion today with Mini Arko Minawi, governor of #Darfur 🇸🇩 on the situation in & around El Fasher. Underlined the urgent need for humanitarian ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to alleviate the unbearable suffering of civilians. #RSF must end the siege of El Fasher immediately.

Honored to annonce that I have been appointed Africa Director and Head of the Department for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel at the German Foreign Ministry. Looking forward to this new task and further deepening Germany’s relations with Africa

Farewell for Ambassador Stone Sizani of South Africa 🇿🇦, an extraordinary colleague and outstanding ambassador. He has been a pillar of the strong 🇩🇪 🇿🇦 partnership. ⁦@DIRCO_ZA⁩ #southafrica

Congratulations to the newly elected African members of the UN 🇺🇳 Security Council from Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 and Liberia 🇱🇷. @RDC_Minafet @kayikwambaT @MOFA_RL

We condemn the attack on a humanitarian convoy. Millions of people are in dire need of live-saving aid in #Sudan. @WFP, @UNICEF & others are doing their utmost to save lives from starvation. We urge conflict parties to ensure the safe passage of humanitarian supplies. x.com/WFP/status/1...

#easternDRC: International Contact Group for Great Lakes region fully supports revitalisation of #PSCframework and mediation processes, calls for immediate and unconditional ceasefire and humanitarian access. ⁦@_AfricanUnion⁩ ⁦@un_greatlakes⁩ www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/...

🇩🇪 Federal Chancellor Merz had a phone call with 🇿🇦 President Ramaphosa today.They agreed to further strenghten the already close 🇩🇪 🇿🇦 partnership. www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktu...

Very good exchange with H. E. the Prime Minister of Cameroon / #Cameroun 🇨🇲 , Joseph Dion Ngute, on bilateral relations and regional issues.

Celebrating #AfricaDay2025 in Berlin with African Ambassadors ⁦@KfW⁩. Minister Alabali-Radovan ⁦@BMZ_Bund⁩ and State Secretary ⁦⁦@StefanRouenhoff⁩ underlined our interest to strenghten economic cooperation with African countries.

FM @AussenMinDE Johann Wadephul & State Secretary Bernhard Kotsch hosted UN Ambassadors from 🇦🇴🇨🇱🇨🇬🇨🇺🇩🇿🇪🇷🇬🇭🇲🇼🇳🇵🇸🇸🇹🇩 in Berlin, where they underlined Germany’s commitment to strengthening multilateralism & deepening resilient partnerships with countries on all continents.

Today in Brussels with ⁦@AussenMinDE⁩ honoring 25 years of #EUAU partnership. Clear message from EU and AU: we want to further strenghten our strategic partnership. Looking forward to the #AUEU summit later this year. ⁦@_AfricanUnion⁩ ⁦@eu_eeas⁩

🇩🇪 FM Wadephul and 🇧🇴 FM Ablakwa met at the realms of the 🇺🇳 Peace Keeping Ministerial in Berlin last week, discussing ways forward to further deepen our strong bilateral ties. Looking forward to another chapter of our longstanding partnership

#EUAU Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels, ⁦@AussenMinDE⁩ co-chairing session on Peace, Security and Governance. „ In a more multipolar and unstable world (…) Africa and Europe are centers of gravity.“⁦

En marge du #PeacekeepingMinisterial au @AuswaertigesAmt, @AussenMinDE Johann Wadephul a rencontré son homologue 🇨🇩, la Ministre d’Etat Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner pour un échange fructueux sur le renforcement du partenariat bilatéral et la situation dans l’est de la RDC.

At the margins of the #Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, @AussenMinDE Johann Wadephul, State Secretary von Geyr and Minister of State Krichbaum had the pleasure of meeting Pholile Shakantu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Eswatini.

At the Senior Officials Meeting preparing the EU / AU Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels tomorrow. Foreign Ministers will underline that our future lies in close cooperation to the mutual benefit of the people of Africa and Europe.

At the #Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, Foreign Minister @W_Wadephul, State Secretary von Geyr and Minister of State Güler met with Malawi’s Foreign Minister Nancy Tembo to express appreciation for Malawi’s longstanding commitment to international peacekeeping efforts.

Erfolgreiche Afrika-Konsultationen in Berlin auf Einladung meines Kollegen @GERonAfrica . Wir haben uns über die afrikapolitischen Leitlinien 🇩🇪 und die Afrikastrategie 🇨🇭 ausgetauscht und viele Gemeinsamkeiten in der Bewertung auf unseren Nachbarschaftskontinent festgestellt.

Looking forward to the EU-AU Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels to strenghten our partnerships with Africa.

Great pleasure to remember my time as 🇩🇪 Ambassador to Ghana, when we often met. Thanks to 🇬🇭 Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, ⁦@S_OkudzetoAblak⁩ for being ⁦@GermanyDiplo⁩ to meet with ⁦@AussenMinDE⁩. @GermanAmbGhana⁩

⁦@AussenMinDE⁩ Wadephul and State Secretary Kotsch meeting Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Peace and Security ⁦@_AfricanUnion⁩ ⁦@GermanyDiplo⁩. African Union and Germany 🇩🇪 are strong partners.

Grand plaisir de rencontrer ⁦@UN_BintouKeita⁩ , representante spéciale du SG de l’ONU en RDC 🇳🇦, cheffe de la ⁦@MONUSCO⁩, ⁦@GermanyDiplo⁩ . #easterndrc #monusco

A moment in the Berlin evening sun at #PKMinisterial ⁦@GermanyDiplo⁩ with the Foreign Ministers of 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, Guinea 🇬🇳, Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩, Mali 🇲🇱, Togo 🇹🇬, Liberia 🇱🇷, Eswatini 🇸🇿 and Malawi 🇲🇼. Thanks for joining us in Berlin!

🇩🇪 Foreign Minister Wadephul opening the UN 🇺🇳 Peacekeeping Ministerial #PKMinisterial in #Berlin, more than 60 Foreign and Defense Ministers from all over the world participating, many of them from Africa. 🇩🇪remains committed to 🇺🇳.

#Info: Live from +/- 12:30 CET, opening ceremony of #PKMinisterial with speeches by Foreign Minister Wadephul, Defence Minister Pistorius and UNSG Guterres.👇 t.co/6aVoCQTima

Farewell to HE. Balbina Malheiros Dias da Silva, Ambassador of Angola 🇦🇴, a distinguished diplomat, who strengthened 🇩🇪🇦🇴 cooperation.

EU 🇪🇺 Africa Directors meeting in Warsaw to discuss i.a. Sahel and Sudan. @poland25eu.bsky.social

#Sudan: An airstrike on a market in #Darfur has caused hundreds of casualties. The images are horrific. What started as a regular market day turned into hell. We strongly urge the conflict parties SAF & RSF to stop the violence, protect civilians & engage in a political process.

A travel warning has been in place for South Sudan for several years. This week, Germany has decided to temporarily close operations of our embassy in Juba due to the current situation. The safety of our colleagues is top priority. (2/2)

After years of fragile peace, #SouthSudan is once again on the brink of civil war. President Kiir and Vice President Machar are plunging the country into a spiral of violence. It‘s their responsibility to end this senseless violence & finally implement the peace agreement. (1/2)

Congratulations to 🇳🇦 President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on the occasion of her inauguration as the 5th President of the Republic of Namibia 🇳🇦. Germany 🇩🇪 is committed to continue our close and trustful cooperation with Namibia 🇳🇦.

Nach Jahren des fragilen Friedens steht #Südsudan erneut am Rand des Bürgerkriegs. Präsident Kiir & Vize-Präsident Machar stürzen das Land in eine Gewaltspirale. Sie sind in der Verantwortung, die sinnlose Gewalt einzustellen und das Friedensabkommen endlich umzusetzen. (1/2)

Schon seit einigen Jahren gilt für Südsudan eine offizielle Reisewarnung. Im Krisenstab der Bundesregierung haben wir diese Woche entschieden, aufgrund der Lage unsere Botschaft in Dschuba vorerst zu schließen. Die Sicherheit unserer Kolleg*innen hat oberste Priorität. (2/2)

Germany 🇩🇪 congratulates Kirsty Coventry, member of IOC EB and Zimbabwe‘s 🇿🇼 Minister of Sports Recreation, Arts&Culture , on her historic election as first female and African President of IOC. A milestone for the Olympic movement and Africa . #IOC #Africa #WomeninLeadership

Returning from Asmara/ Eritrea 🇪🇷, where I could meet Foreign Minister Osman Saleh. Substantial and comprehensive discussion on bilateral issues as well as on the volatile situation in the region, esp. situation between Eritrea 🇪🇷 and Ethiopia 🇪🇹. Escalation must be avoided.

#EasternDRC: The International Contact Group 🇩🇪🇧🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇸🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧🇺🇸 for the Great Lakes fully supports the call by Angolan President Lourenço for a #ceasefire. All parties must resume the political process. 👉 diplo.de/2705952

Attacking UN peacekeepers is heinous & reprehensible. We strongly urge all sides to show maximum restraint. It’s vital that #UNMISS be able to fulfill its important mission. We condemn the killing of one UNMISS member & several South Sudanese & wish the injured a full recovery.

120 years of friendship and diplomacy between 🇪🇹 & 🇩🇪. Today we are celebrating a partnership that has stood the test of time. May our close cooperation continue for many years to come!

For the third time in a row millions of Sudanese will not be able to celebrate a peaceful Holy Month of #Ramadan with their families and loved ones. We call on all conflict parties in #Sudan to silence their guns during Ramadan and pave the way for a lasting ceasefire.

In Lisbon I also had the opportunity to meet H.E. Zacharias da Costa, Executive Secretary of the Comunidade dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa.

Great pleasure to meet my colleague João Martins de Carvalho, Africa Director of the Foreign Ministry of Portugal 🇵🇹, in Lisbon for the 2. 🇩🇪🇵🇹 Africa Policy consultations.

Statement of the International Contact Group (ICG) on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo - Federal Foreign Office

Déclaration du Groupe de contact international sur la situation dans l’est de la RDC - Ministère fédéral des Affaires étrangères