Nigerians 3rd largest asylum seekers in Germany KAS
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there is a new generation of entrepreneurs digital natives and inventors that can and will shape the future of the continent1 the konrad adenaeur stiftung kas a german foundation has revealed that nigerians are the third largest asylum seekers in the country1 wahler explained that the lack of an enabling environment continued to make nigerians especially youths seek a better life in europe hence embarking on illegal migration1 he therefore urged the federaal government to boost socio-economic development and improve welfare1 africa and especially western africa plays a pivotal role for us in germany in many ways africa shows a lot of potential1 dr. gerhard wahler head of department european and international cooperation of the foundation made this known in abuja during the celebration of 15 years of kas operation in nigeria1 on the other hand the unprecedented population growth the lack of economic development increasing scarcity of land and resources will continue to drive people away towards europe1 today nigerians are for example the third largest group of asylum seekers in germany1 wahler said that the prevalence of terrorist groups in the region negatively affects development in nigeria and the african region1 he said that the forthcoming visit of german chancellor angela merkel to nigeria at the end of august was an important sign that germany stands with nigeria in countering security threats like boko haram1 he said that while the challenges faced in the region were tremendous germany was ready to assist. nan1