China, eager for oil, expands investment in Nigeria and Guinea Oct 31, 2009
Faced with no-questions-asked Chinese investment on one hand and the West's penny-pinching aid-with-a-lecture on the other makes competing with China in Africa a tough task, German President Horst Kohler admitted in a June meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. "For this reason, Africans believe that China is better than the West because for us we raise issues regarding democracy, corruption and human rights," the German president said in Berlin. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Asantehene to attend second Bonn Conference in Germany Aug 26, 2009
Otumfuo Osei Tutu and German President Horst Kohler are among high profile personalities who would address the conference that is expected to attract the participation of more than 500 decision makers and international experts in science, economics and politics. A statement signed by Mr G.B. Osei-Antwi, the Media Relations Manager, Manhyia Palace, said the Asantehene would be accompanied by a seven-member delegation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
China doubles down in Africa Jul 14, 2009
Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business. "Obama to Africa: Drop Dead," echoing the famous admonition of president Gerald Ford to a cash-strapped New York City in the 1970s, was, for all practical purposes, the message the American president delivered to the African continent in Ghana on Saturday. (Asia Times Online)
Skip to navigation Jul 8, 2009
KEVIN RUDD'S lightning visit to Europe as part of the so-called Major Economies Forum began with a dawn service in Berlin yesterday and talks with the Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the President, Horst Kohler. --> Topics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Africa: China is Not a Threat to Continent - Museveni Jun 18, 2009
He was responding to concerns expressed by German President Horst Kohler over the growing Chinese influence in Africa on his second day of his visit to Germany. Kohler observed that Africa had opened its doors wide for Chinese investments because the Beijing authorities do not put conditions in terms of democracy or human rights. (allAfrica.com)
Rawlings participates in African Presidential Roundtable 2009 Apr 29, 2009
On Monday President Rawlings and his colleagues held a private luncheon with German President Horst Kohler. He will participate in two sessions on Land Reform titled: "The Historical and Political Challenges of Land Reform and Property Rights" and "The Strategies and Models for Land Reform and Property Rights on Tuesday." The statement said on Wednesday former President Rawlings would take part in the third and final session, which is "Building a Consensus around Land Reform and Property... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Rawlings Leaves For Germany Apr 28, 2009
On Monday President Rawlings and his colleagues held a private luncheon with German President Horst Kohler. He will participate in two sessions on Land Reform titled 'The Historical and Political Challenges of Land Reform and Property Rights and The Strategies and Models for Land Reform and Property Rights on Tuesday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
