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The deep historical, political and cultural split between east and west acts as a brake on the rise of the AfD nationwide

Africa’s sporting elite have been showcasing their prowess at The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. But sport is about more than performance and can have a huge social impact. For the first Across Africa after the summer break, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Remy Rioux, head of France’s Development Agency (AFD),…

I feel safe in the capital. An hour’s drive away, white-pride tattoos remind me that we Berliners can’t take our safe, hedonistic lives for granted any more

The chaplain's post "discuss[ed] 'how God designed each person as male or female, and that sex is immutable'" and "stated it is unfair to allow males to compete in women's sports."

When asked about my opinion on German reunification, I usually respond that I think it is a good idea, and that we should do it. This is, of course, a joke, as Germany is now united with no official internal borders. However, 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall,…

The historian running the memorial at Germany's former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald is no stranger to hate crime and threats, but he fears more trouble ahead after the far-right AfD's election triumph.

In a first for far right since World War II, the party won the state of Thuringia, riding on grievances from the past.

Holocaust survivors shocked at extent of support for far-right party while people of colour fear for their safety

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

In today’s newsletter: Alternative für Deutschland have deployed Nazi rhetoric throughout their rise – and they are pulling the mainstream further to the right

The centre ‘may be holding’ but if the far right continues to win elections, the European project faces a rocky few years