Leaders from Africa and Germany meeting in Ghana concluded the challenges facing Africa can be successfully addressed only through a relationship of equal partnership. Efam Dovi reports for VOA from the Ghanaian capital, Accra the meeting was an initiative of the German president.

A serious dispute occurred between Central Union of Armenians (ZAD) and left-wing parliamentarians of Bundestag in Germany. The cause is political scientist Hakki Keskin's statement, who is the president of Turkish Community Union in Germany.

In 2006, Audi succeeded in setting a new record for vehicle sales for the eleventh year in a row: worldwide, 905,100 vehicles were delivered to customers, representing an increase of 9.2 percent, or almost 76.000 cars. A record number of vehicles was sold in 41 markets.

Europe could face oil shortage due to Belarus and Russia dispute over oil prices. So called "Drujba" ( Rus. Friendship) oil pipe become subject to trade war.

A Moroccan man convicted as an accessory to murder in the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States has again claimed his innocence.

On 1 January 2007, Germany assumes the Presidency of the Council for the 12th time. The Presidency Programme will, as is the tradition, be outlined by Federal Chancellor Merkel at the first meeting of the European Parliament on 17 January 2007 in Strasbourg.

Belarus has barred a German diplomat from entering the country.

German officials say that Russia is to remove large quantities of enriched uranium from the Soviet-era atomic reactor in former East Germany.