The African Ambassadors Labour Mobility Summit 3.0 is an annual programme dedicated to strengthening cooperation between Germany and African countries in the crucial area of skilled labour migration. The third edition took place on 19 September 2025 in Berlin and focused on the theme: “Building Transparency and Trust in Migration Agreements between Germany and African States”.
The summit serves as a central platform for open dialogue between German and African decision-makers, civil society, the diaspora and other experts. This year, the focus was on developing transparent and trustworthy bilateral agreements to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in Germany and to tap into the enormous potential of qualified African workers.
These and other issues were at the centre of the discussion hosted by the German Africa Foundation (DAS), Giving Africa a New Face e.V. (GAaNF) & 360° Alliance and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES).
Programme
09:00hrs – Registration and Welcome
10:00hrs – Opening ceremony by the summit’s cooperation partners
Sabine Odhiambo, General secretary, Deutsche Afrika Stiftung (DAS)
Dr. Henrik Maihack, Head of Africa Division, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Akinola Famson, Spokesperson, Giving Africa a New Face & 360° Alliance
10:10hrs – Welcoming Address
HE Stella Mokaya Orina, Ambassador of Kenya
10:25hrs – Keynote: “Future prospects for labour migration between Africa and Germany”
Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
10:40hrs – Keynote: “Migration Agreements between African countries and individual federal states“
HE Dr. Mohamed Abd El-Sattar Elbadri, Ambassador of Egypt
10:55hrs – Panel 1: “Transparency and Trust in Migration Agreements – Challenges and Solutions”
Sarah Bernardy, Head of Division, Division 320 – Policy Issues SubSaharan Africa, etc., Federal Foreign Office
Rosine-Annick Michaelis, Board Member, the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW)
Dr. Susanne U. Schultz, Senior Expert Democracy and Cohesion, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Teresa Kweyu Wabuko, Chairperson of the Women’s Committee of the East African Trade Union Federation
Moderator: Sabine Odhiambo, DAS
12:00hrs – Group Photo & Lunch
13:00hrs – Panel 2: “The role of civil society, trade unions, the diaspora and embassies in Migration agreements “
Dr. Kennedy Atong Achakoma, Head of Education & Training and Director of the Workers’ College at the Trade Union Federation (TUC), Ghana
Khadi Camara, Deputy Head of Countries & Markets, German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein)
Leonard Konrad-Adomako, Founding Member AiDiA, Afro-German startup pitch
Caroline Matebo – Labour Attaché, Kenyan Embassy
Moderator: Edith Otiende-Lawani, GAaNF & 360° Alliance
14:00hrs – Break
14:15hrs – Parallel Workshops
1. Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Preparation, Negotiation and Execution of bilateral labour migration agreements with example from Kenya – Coordinated by 360° Alliance (in English)
2. Sustainable Framework for Labour Migration: Fair recruitment, fair working conditions and exploitation protection – Coordinated by FES (in English)
3. Cooperation with German industry: Fostering coherence through collaboration with industry – Coordinated by DAS (in German)
15:15hrs – Presentation of workshop results and recommendations for action by the summit’s cooperation partners
15:30hrs – Closing remarks & outlook
15:40hrs – Information Stands & Networking
16:30hrs – End of programme
