Berlin plays a "leading role" to work for a deal with a non-EU state in order to filter out migrants who had little chance of asylum, the newspaper "Die Welt".
Rwanda and Niger both would be considered as partner countries and would receive financial compensation in return, according to the report.
While hardliners such as Austria and Hungary want asylum seekers want to be deported to an African partner country regardless of their origin, Berlin is said to limit this process to people who have stayed in the countries during their asy skate where they would be exported.
Berlin takes a tightrope walk in the EU negotiations on a new immigration system, since backbenchers in the coalition of Olaf Scholz fear that the purpose of the agreement is to prevent refugees from entry to Europe.
This week 24 MPs from the Social Democrats and the Greens around Mr. Scholz signed a letter in which they ask Berlin to stand up for the rights of migrants.