Eradicating the root causes of migration will take some innovative thinking. At an information session in the Bundestag, a panel of experts presented their ideas on Africa to members of parliament.
Refugees in Portugal's capital are winning over locals with their cooking - one bite at a time. A local initiative is enabling them to share their knowledge about Middle Eastern cuisine and to make a living in their new homes.
Berlin's Office for Refugee Affairs has invited in media to show how things have changed since Germany opened its doors to asylum seekers in 2015. Experts on the tour criticized the government's new anchor center plans.
Germany wants a new process to repatriate some 30,000 undocumented Nigerian migrants. This week, it sent a diplomat to Abuja with a proposal. Nigeria's foreign minister spoke to DW correspondent Ubale Musa.
The recent case in Germany of a young West African man who was deported amid intense publicity has highlighted the country's problems in dealing with rejected asylum seekers.