<p>City Councilwoman, Erlangen; Board member and former president FORWARD-Germany; recipient of <em>Helene Weber</em>&nbsp;Prize&nbsp;2009 and in 2003 public recognition from the President of Senegal for her book <em>Litt&eacute;rature F&eacute;minine Francophone d&rsquo;Afrique noire suivi d&rsquo;un Dictionnaire des Romanci&egrave;res</em></p>