The Diplomatic Council (UNO reg.) Mission Africa, under the leadership of Felix Zuckschwerdt, Head of Mission, and Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub hosted a dinner in honour of Steffen Jentsch, CPO of&
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Donald Trump – hard times for the UN
Under the new US President, Donald Trump, the United Nations will not flourish any more easily – quite the opposite. During his first term in office, the egomaniac made it all too clear what he thinks of the UN: nothing.
The US turning its back on the UN is not new
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DC Dinner: Mauritius as a Financial Center
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Is Elon Musk the most powerful man on earth?
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The government treats us like small children
By Diplomatic Council member Hubert Nowatzki*
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Warsaw Security Forum 2024
A report from the scene by Jochen Richter, Chairman Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum
This year's edition, the 11th, was of course centred around defence but also the global outlook. Besides this there were parallel tracks about energy and resilience.
As with any conference there were the official panels and speeches but the more important talks during breaks etc. And here one got the differences in views.
What could be some sort of conclusions?
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European carmakers lack innovation
by Diplomatic Council member Karlheinz Zuerl*
The crisis at Volkswagen and other European carmakers is largely homemade. For many years, European industry has not been innovative enough compared to China. And this applies not only to the automotive sector. Here are concrete examples from the Chinese automotive industry.
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Global Energy Summit 2024
The Global Energy Summit Spring 2024 was organized as a public panel discussion chaired by Felix Zuckschwerdt, Head of Mission for East and Southern Africa at the Diplomatic Council. Invited panellists: Vandre Spellmeier, German-Angolan Hydrogen Office, H2 diplo (Angola), Frank Obrist, CEO & Founder, Obrist Group (Germany/Austria), Thomas Wu, Board Member, DSE Green Technology Holdings (Proprietary) Ltd (Namibia), Jonathan Metcalfe, Business Development, Enertrag South Africa (South Africa), Joel Vogl, CEO & Co-Founder, Infener AG (Switzerland), Dr.
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DC Summer Celebration with Japan on August 28
This year's Diplomatic Council (DC) Summer Celebration with Japan as partner country will take place on August 28.
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A report from the UN Commission on Crime Prevention
Impressions from visiting the United Nations conference on crime prevention
By DC Member Jochen M. Richter
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DC Spring Festival with India: digital, democracy and mango
India is now the fastest growing major economic power and the fifth largest in the world. This means that the country has worked its way up from tenth to fifth place within ten years. The current growth rate is 7.2 percent. India aims to become the third largest economic power in the world by 2028 at the latest. The country's comprehensive digitalization is a crucial foundation for this brilliant development. And the population will benefit massively from this strategy. These were the key messages with which the Indian Consul General M.S.