Tagesspiegel Background (D) | Was der Westen von Afrika lernen kann
Ein Rätsel: Das ist und bleibt die Corona-Situation in Afrika für viele in Deutschland, Experten eingeschlossen. Deutlich weniger bestätigte Fälle, kaum Corona-Tote. Wie kommt das und was kann der Westen von Afrikas engagiertem Kampf gegen die Pandemie lernen? A mystery. That’s what many Germans think about the corona virus situation in Africa. Experts included. Much…
Politik&Kultur (D) | Auf dem Sprung. Digitalisierung und Film in Ruanda.
There is no longer any doubt that the world of bits and bytes, the age of digitization, has a far-reaching impact on the film industry. In Africa, however, the transformation is many times more revolutionary. It enables filmmakers from the continent to catch up. Via the Goethe Institut in Kigali I contributed an article to…
NZZ (D) | Ebola-Epidemie im Kongo: Wenn Fake-News töten
False information and fake news have helped the Ebola virus in Eastern DR Congo to spread quickly. Young journalists of the fact checking network Congo Check fight the rumors and false information circulating on Social Media and the internet, because they know: fake news can kill. Read my article for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)…
SPIEGEL ONLINE (D) | Paddeltour XXL
From source to sea – Sarah Davis’ planned to paddle the river nile. She survived rapids and water falls, a hippo attack, but was then challenged by something different… My report for SPIEGEL ONLINE, find it here: https://www.spiegel.de/reise/fernweh/sarah-davis-nil-abenteuer-im-kanu-und-raftingboot-a-1265615.html The German newspaper RheinPfalz am Sonntag re-published the story: Rheinpfalz am Sonntag_Trip mit Todesangst
GENUSSmagazin (D) | Die Aromen Afrikas
I am a coffee lover! And Rwanda produces today one of the finest arabica coffees in the world. Of course a pleasure to pack Rwanda’s coffee story in an article for a specialty magazine from Austria, called GENUSSmagazin. Find the article als PDF here (in German): GENUSSmagazin_Die Aromen Afrikas
Süddeutsche Zeitung (D) | Afrika first!
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung published a travel special about plastic and of course, Rwanda could not be missed! Rwanda is called a role model on the African continent having banned plastic bags more than 10 years ago. But outside the capital acceptance is a different story. Find the online version of the article here (in German): https://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/ruanda-afrika-first-1.4135873 and…
Süddeutsche Zeitung (D) | Die nächste Generation
24 years after the genocide Kigali is on the rise. More and more tourists discover the creative city and its dynamic. A city portrait about Rwanda’s vibrant capital for Sueddeutsche Zeitung (print). Find the online version here (in German): https://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/ruanda-die-naechste-generation-1.4058105
form Magazin (ENG/D) | African Design Centre
Innovation. Think differently. Do it differently. This is the approach of the African Design Centre based in Kigali, Rwanda. They have no other aim than to become Africa’s “Bauhaus”. Published by the renowned German design magazine “form”. FORM_African Design Centre (the article is available in German and English).
Brigitte Mom Reportage (D) | Wir sind dann mal weg
A very personal feature about our move as a family to Rwanda. Published by the German magazine Brigitte Mom. Find it here (in German): Brigitte MOM_Wir sind dann mal weg