She said the images did not only shock her but also challenged her to act. Ms Nantha of TANG talked about how the videos affected her. The images of Africans crying for help at the borders drew the attention of the world to their precarious situation and mobilised the Black community in Europe to support them.

The discussion, entitled “Racism in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war”, dwelt mainly on the situation of the Africans, mostly students, who were living in the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine on 25 February 2022.Ī film was shown on the plight of Africans and Asians who encountered discrimination at the borders while fleeing the war to safety in neighbouring countries. Others were Amal Abbass, Executive Director of Tubman Network Germany, Pastor Peter Kube, chairman of the Council of Religion Halle Saale and yours truly (Femi Awoniyi, President of the Nigerians in Diaspora organisation Germany and Publisher of The African Courier). Dr Sylvie Nantcha (middle), flanked by Pastor Peter Kube (left) and Phillip Egbunne of AWO Akademie Mitteldeutschland, speaking at the event/Photo: Femi AwoniyiĪmong the panellists were Dr Karamba Diaby, member of the German federal parliament (Bundestag), Dr Sylvie Nantcha, chairperson of the African Network of Germany (TANG), and Kazeem Ojoye, chairman of the Nigerian Community in Bayern.

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