In 2005, Herzberger-Fofana was first elected to the city council of Erlangen. She was one of the fifteen recipients of the 2009 Helene-Weber-Preis, which is awarded to women engaged in municipal politics. She is a board member of DaMigra, the umbrella organization of immigrant organizations.[3]
Herzberger-Fofana in the 2019-2024 legislature serves on the Committee on Development, holding one of four vice-chair positions.[6] In addition to her committee assignments, Herzberger-Fofana is part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the Pan-African Parliament and to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee. She also co-chairs the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup.[7]
On 17 June 2020, Herzberger-Fofana claimed to have been harassed by two police officers in Brussels.[9] The accusation was made in the chamber of the European parliament. Brussels prosecutors issued a criminal complaint against her for defamation as well as for “acting rebelliously and insulting police officers”.[10]
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Écrivains africains et identités culturelles: entretiens, Stauffenburg, 1989, ISBN3-923721-92-7
Die Nacht des Baobab. Zur Situation der ausländischen Frau am Beispiel von Afrikanerinnen in Deutschland In: Afro-Look: eine Zeitung von schwarzen Deutschen, Band 8, 1992/93, S. 14–15. (1992 Rede zur International Women's Day)
Berlin 125 Jahre danach: Eine fast vergessene deutsch-afrikanische Geschichte, aa-infohaus, 2010, ISBN978-3200020122.
^Bureau European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup.
^Johann Osel, Wolfgang Wittl, Lisa Schnell, Clara Lipkowski (27 May 2019). "Nach der Wahl ist vor der Wahl". Sueddeutsche Zeitung.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)