Sofia Christensen
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Le gouvernement allemand met fin aux cours de langue et d’intégration gratuits pour les étrangers
Depuis des années, les cours d’allemand rythment le quotidien de nombreux demandeurs d’asile hébergés dans les centres d’accueil de l’État. Ces cours d’intégration subventionnés pas l’Etat comprennent des centaines d'heures d’allemand et un module sur la vie quotidienne dans le pays. Ces classes sont un bol d’air d’autant plus important que nombre de personnes vivant dans ces centres n’ont pas le droit de travailler pendant au moins six mois et se voient restreintes dans leurs déplacements.
'Being isolated is not easy': Migrants anxious after Germany cuts access to integration courses
'Being isolated is not easy': Migrants anxious after Germany cuts access to integration courses For many newcomers in Germany, learning German is the first step toward building a new life. But Germany has now frozen access to free integration courses for many asylum seekers and refugees, leaving an estimated 129,500 people in limbo. Those stuck in reception centers say they fear becoming even more isolated.
'Being isolated is not easy': Migrants anxious after Germany cuts access to integration courses
For years, German lessons have structured the days of many asylum seekers housed in Germany’s initial reception centers. Faced with movement restrictions and, in most cases, a work ban for at least six months, those stuck in limbo could at least hope to join government subsidized 'integration courses' involving 600 hours of German language class and a module on 'living in Germany'. Access has always been uneven.
Germany pushes post-retirement work
This is not an uncommon feeling among the sweeping generation of European baby boomers who have reached the end of their careers over the last 15 years. “The first six months were fantastic until I noticed that I was becoming restless, losing my hair,” said Wilfried Giesche, 69, another German pensioner who retired around two years ago. Although neither Kniss nor Giesche struggled financially, many retirees also seek work to supplement low pensions. Germany has around 21.4 million pensioners.
Il voto degli eurodeputati sugli “hamburger” vegani accende tensioni politiche e industriali in Germania
Il voto del Parlamento europeo per vietare l’uso di termini come “burger” e “salsiccia” per i prodotti vegani ha scatenato un acceso dibattito ben oltre Bruxelles. In Germania, ha messo in luce fratture politiche e interessi industriali contrapposti.
En Allemagne, l'isolement psychologique dans les centres Dublin
Les autorités allemandes ont ouvert deux "centres Dublin". L'un dans la ville de Hambourg, au nord du pays, l'autre dans la ville d'Eisenhüttenstadt, dans l'est, près de la frontière polonaise, au début de l'année. Ils ont pour but d'accélérer le retour des migrants censés être expulsés en vertu du règlement de Dublin, qui détermine le pays responsable du traitement d'une demande de protection internationale en Europe.
Germany's Dublin centers cause 'mental stress' and anxiety, experts say
German authorities opened two so-called 'Dublin centers' in the northern city of Hamburg and in the eastern town of Eisenhüttenstadt, near the Polish border, earlier this year. They are meant to help speed up the return of those migrants who are slated to be deported under the Dublin Regulation, an EU law that determines the country responsible for processing a person’s claim for international protection in Europe.
"I don't feel at home": From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
SOFIA CHRISTENSEN, JULIETTE JABKHIRO and LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, report on the case of Moussa Sacko… Bamako, Mali/Montreuil, France Reuters In December, Moussa Sacko spent his birthday in Mali scrolling through messages from friends with whom he celebrated a year earlier on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. He hasn’t seen any of them since being deported from France in July.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
In December, Moussa Sacko spent his birthday in Mali scrolling through messages from friends with whom he celebrated a year earlier on Paris' Champs-Elysees. He hasn't seen any of them since being deported from France in July. Like Sacko, hundreds of foreign nationals previously protected because they grew up in France now face expulsion under legislation introduced last year. Sacko was born in Mali but moved to France as a young child to treat a chronic eye condition.
From France to Mali, a deportee’s struggle far from home
By Sofia Christensen, Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi BAMAKO/MONTREUIL (Reuters) – In December, Moussa Sacko spent his birthday in Mali scrolling through messages from friends with whom he celebrated a year earlier on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. He hasn’t seen any of them since being deported from France in July. Like Sacko, hundreds of foreign nationals previously protected because they grew up in France now face expulsion under legislation introduced last year.
M23 rebels stay in strategic DRC town as ceasefire crumbles
Bengaluru — A de facto ceasefire between Democratic Republic of the Congo forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern DRC town of Walikale appeared to have broken down on Monday, with the rebels going back on a pledge to withdraw and accusing the army of violating its own commitments.
Rush to bury the dead after rebel offensive in Goma
More than 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo (DRC) city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis, communications minister Patrick Muyaya said late on Monday. Relative calm has returned to Goma, where the rebel alliance that includes M23 declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Tuesday.
Mali gold mine accident kills more than a dozen, including women and children
Reuters | February 1, 2025 | 12:42 pm News Africa Gold Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the national union of gold counters and refineries (UCROM) said on Saturday. The incident occurred at an open-pit gold mine near the village of Danga in the Kangaba Cercle in Mali’s southwestern Koulikoro region, UCROM Secretary General Taoule Camara said via telephone.
Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport
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Senegal’s urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport
By Sofia Christensen DAKAR (Reuters) – Doctor Philip Moreira’s commute to hospital on an electric bicycle is a dangerous, smog-infused weave through the chaotic traffic of Senegal’s capital Dakar. Moreira, 58, is part of a small but budding community of urban cyclists that have become a more common sight in recent years, zipping around Dakar’s gridlock for exercise and fun, signalling a shift in the city’s transport dynamics.
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