Our Mandate
The German Africa Foundation (DAS) is a non-partisan foundation committed to the successful implementation of the Africa policy guidelines of the German Federal Government. As a facilitator, we offer a platform for partnership-based exchange between German and African actors and thus strengthen cooperation with the states and institutions of our neighbouring continent. Hereby, we particularly focus on the work in the parliamentary sphere. In the context of expert talks, parliamentary breakfasts and panel discussions, we bring together members of the German Bundestag, specialist ministries and other political decision-makers from Germany and Africa. At the same time, we advocate greater involvement of representatives of African embassies and the African diaspora in German politics.
One of our core tasks is to convey a differentiated image of Africa in the political arena and to the German public. Since 1993, we have been awarding the German Africa Award every year, honouring outstanding personalities from the neighbouring continent who have rendered outstanding services to democracy, peace, human rights, accountability, art and culture, social market economy and social issues. In this way, we bring new developments in Africa to the attention of the German public and promote a differentiated perception of our neighbouring continent.
In our weekly press review we provide an overview of current political developments in Africa and offer a collection of online reports on Africa by German-speaking as well as selected English and French-speaking media. With our Africa Info Hub we furthermore offer an overview of Africa-relevant institutions, country-specific information as well as selected professional articles and are thus the first contact point for people interested in Africa.
Our History
The German Africa Foundation (DAS) has been committed to promoting German-African relations for 45 years. On 10 May 1978, the Foundation was founded as a membership association by a number of politicians of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU). In the same year, the Foundation was included in the institutional funding of the Federal Foreign Office. From the very beginning, the DAS worked closely with the political foundations and advised the German Federal Government on African-related policy issues.
Under the chairmanship of Karl-Heinz Hornhues (CDU), Member of the German Bundestag, the Foundation underwent a strategic reorientation and increasingly adopted a non-partisan stance: in 1991, members of other parliamentary groups joined the Foundation for the first time and members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) were elected to the board. A second wave of expansion followed in 1994, during which Dr Uschi Eid, the current president of the DAS, also became a board member. Under her leadership, the DAS was transformed into the cross-party foundation that exists today. Currently, the DAS board brings together active and former members of parliament from various parties, as well as representatives from business and civil society.
Dr Uschi Eid
President
Dr Uschi Eid was a member of the German Bundestag for 20 years, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (1998 – 2005) and Personal Representative for Africa of Chancellor Schröder. She worked in Eritrea for three years and has been President of the DAS since 2015.
Dr Uschi Eid
President
Dr Uschi Eid was a member of the German Bundestag for 20 years, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (1998 – 2005) and Personal Representative for Africa of Chancellor Schröder. She worked in Eritrea for three years and has been President of the DAS since 2015.
President of the German Africa Foundation
Spokesperson for foreign cultural policy of the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Parliamentary Group
Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Water and Sanitation
G-8 Africa Representative of the Federal Chancellor
Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMZ
Member of Parliament for the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Parliamentary Group
Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Member of Parliament for the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Parliamentary Group
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Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Hornhues
Honorary President
For many years, Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Hornhues chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag and served as president of the German Africa Foundation. In 2008, he and his wife founded the Ellen und Karl-Heinz Hornhues Stiftung ProAfrika.
Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Hornhues
Honorary President
For many years, Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Hornhues chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag and served as president of the German Africa Foundation. In 2008, he and his wife founded the Ellen und Karl-Heinz Hornhues Stiftung ProAfrika.
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
President of the German Africa Foundation
Member of Parliament for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
Alois Karl
Vice-President
Alois Karl was a member of Parliament from 2005 to 2021. Here, he was, amongst other post, member of the Budget Committee and the Committee for Human Rights. Before joing the German Bundestag, he was the Mayor of Neumarkt i.d.OPf. As a mountaineer, he climbed the Kilimanjaro.
Alois Karl
Vice-President
Alois Karl was a member of Parliament from 2005 to 2021. Here, he was, amongst other post, member of the Budget Committee and the Committee for Human Rights. Before joing the German Bundestag, he was the Mayor of Neumarkt i.d.OPf. As a mountaineer, he climbed the Kilimanjaro.
Member of the Budget Committee, German Bundestag
Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, German Bundestag
Member of the Interior Committee, German Bundestag
Member of Parliament for the CSU
Christoph Matschie
Vice-President
Christoph Matschie has been a visiting researcher at the Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) since 2021, focusing on the Horn of Africa and cooperation with the German Bundestag. Previously, he was head of the Africa discussion group of the SPD parliamentary group and deputy foreign policy spokesperson. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2004 and from 2017 to 2021.
Christoph Matschie
Vice-President
Christoph Matschie has been a visiting researcher at the Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) since 2021, focusing on the Horn of Africa and cooperation with the German Bundestag. Previously, he was head of the Africa discussion group of the SPD parliamentary group and deputy foreign policy spokesperson. He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2004 and from 2017 to 2021.
Visiting Researcher, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF); Working focus Horn of Africa and cooperation with the German Bundestag
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag
Minister for Education, Science and Culture in Thuringia
Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the State Parliament of Thuringia
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Dieter Härthe
Treasurer
Dieter Härthe is Chairman of the Senate of Economy International and Honorary Chairman of the Senate of Economy Germany. For more than 20 years he has been Consul General of the Republic of Senegal for the federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. He is co-author of the BMZ study “Marshall Plan with Africa” and advocates investments in Africa by German companies.
Dieter Härthe
Treasurer
Dieter Härthe is Chairman of the Senate of Economy International and Honorary Chairman of the Senate of Economy Germany. For more than 20 years he has been Consul General of the Republic of Senegal for the federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. He is co-author of the BMZ study “Marshall Plan with Africa” and advocates investments in Africa by German companies.
Chairman of the Senate of Economy International
Honorary Chairman of the Senate of Economy Germany
Member of the Board of the Global Economic Network
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Senegal
Klaus A. Hess
Legal Adviser
As President of the German-Namibian Society, the publisher and journalist Klaus A. Hess promotes relations between Germany and Namibia, a country he has known for decades. His publishing house publishes the Namibiamagazin.
Klaus A. Hess
Legal Adviser
As President of the German-Namibian Society, the publisher and journalist Klaus A. Hess promotes relations between Germany and Namibia, a country he has known for decades. His publishing house publishes the Namibiamagazin.
President of the German-Namibian Society (DNG)
Publisher
Dr. Karamba Diaby, MP
Assessor
Dr Karamba Diaby is a member of executive board of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. Furthermore, he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Subcommittee on Global Health.
Dr. Karamba Diaby, MP
Assessor
Dr Karamba Diaby is a member of executive board of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. Furthermore, he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Subcommittee on Global Health.
Member of the parliamentary party executive of the SPD parliamentary group, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development and the Subcommittee on Global Health.
Integration Commissioner of the SPD Parliamentary Group and Member of the Parliamentary Group Executive Committee
Member of the German Bundestag for the SPD parliamentary group
Officer in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
City council in Halle an der Saale
Dr Volker Faigle
Assessor
Dr Volker Faigle worked as a Protestant pastor in Kenya for six years and was Africa advisor of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) for 13 years. Today he is the Sudan and South Sudan representative of the EKD and works as an ecumenical adviser for South Africa.
Dr Volker Faigle
Assessor
Dr Volker Faigle worked as a Protestant pastor in Kenya for six years and was Africa advisor of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) for 13 years. Today he is the Sudan and South Sudan representative of the EKD and works as an ecumenical adviser for South Africa.
Representative of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) for Sudan and South Sudan
Theological Advisor to the Plenipotentiary of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) at the Seat of the Federal Government and the European Union
Dr forest Christoph Hoffmann, MP
Assessor
Dr forest Christoph Hoffmann is a forestry scientist, Member of the German Bundestag of the FPD parliamentary group and acting Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.
Dr forest Christoph Hoffmann, MP
Assessor
Dr forest Christoph Hoffmann is a forestry scientist, Member of the German Bundestag of the FPD parliamentary group and acting Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development.
Member of Parliament for the FDP parliamentary group
Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Member of Parliament for the FDP parliamentary group
Development policy spokesman of the FDP parliamentary group
Member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Mayor of the municipality of Bad Bellingen
Volkmar Klein, MP
Assessor
Volkmar Klein is the development policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. In his private capacity, he is involved in the implementation of projects in Ghana.
Volkmar Klein, MP
Assessor
Volkmar Klein is the development policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. In his private capacity, he is involved in the implementation of projects in Ghana.
Member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Development Policy Spokesperson of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
Substitute member of the Budget Committee
Member of the Supervisory Board of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Development Policy Spokesperson of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
Member of the Budget Committee and the Subcommittee on European Union Affairs
Member of Parliament for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
Sabine Odhiambo
Assessor
Sabine Odhiambo lived in Nairobi for eight years and developed into a specialist for the East African region. In addition to various Kenyan NGOs, she also worked for the Goethe Institute as well as the German Embassy. Having already led the Foundation on an interim basis and served as Deputy Secretary General, she has been Secretary General of the German Africa Foundation since 2022.
Sabine Odhiambo
Assessor
Sabine Odhiambo lived in Nairobi for eight years and developed into a specialist for the East African region. In addition to various Kenyan NGOs, she also worked for the Goethe Institute as well as the German Embassy. Having already led the Foundation on an interim basis and served as Deputy Secretary General, she has been Secretary General of the German Africa Foundation since 2022.
Secretary General, German Africa Foundation
Deputy Secretary General, German Africa Foundation
Acting Director, German Africa Foundation
Scientific Advisor, German Africa Foundation
German Embassy Nairobi, Kenya
Goethe Institut Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan NGOs, Nairobi, Kenya
Magister Politikwissenschaft und Afrikanistik, Universität Leipzig
Magister Politikwissenschaft, Afrikanistik und Islamwissenschaft, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn
Stefan Rouenhoff
Assessor
Stefan Rouenhoff has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. He is a member of the Economic Committee as well as Head of the Africa Working Group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Before his election, he was Commercial Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union for three years.
Stefan Rouenhoff
Assessor
Stefan Rouenhoff has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. He is a member of the Economic Committee as well as Head of the Africa Working Group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Before his election, he was Commercial Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union for three years.
Directly elected Member of the German Bundestag for the district of Kleve
Commercial Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union
Spokesperson of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Consultant for SME Policy at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Rebecca Schamber MP
Assessor
Rebecca Schamber has been a directly elected member of the Bundestag of the SPD parliamentary group since 2021.
As a member of the Defence Committee and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, she is concerned, among other things, with the issues of peacekeeping, conflict and crisis prevention, and a restrictive arms export policy.
Rebecca Schamber MP
Assessor
Rebecca Schamber has been a directly elected member of the Bundestag of the SPD parliamentary group since 2021.
As a member of the Defence Committee and the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, she is concerned, among other things, with the issues of peacekeeping, conflict and crisis prevention, and a restrictive arms export policy.
Member of the German Bundestag, directly elected for the constituency of Hannover-Land I
Worked as a research assistant to Caren Marks, Member of the Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Freelance editorial work for Wedemagazin and work in her parents’ catering business
Management of her parents’ catering business
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Celle and family
Studied law in Bremen and Hanover;
2002 First State Examination in Law
Heiko Schwiderowski
Assessor
Heiko Schwiderowski is head of the Africa department and the African expert of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerc (DIHK). The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area is of particular concern to him. He stayed in Namibia for several years.
Heiko Schwiderowski
Assessor
Heiko Schwiderowski is head of the Africa department and the African expert of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerc (DIHK). The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area is of particular concern to him. He stayed in Namibia for several years.
Director of the Office of the President of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Dr Eric Schweitzer
Head of the Policy Department for Foreign Trade, Foreign Trade Promotion and Development Policy of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
Head of the Sub-Saharan Africa and Development Policy Department of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
Kordula Schulz-Asche, MP
Assessor
Kordula Schulz-Asche is Chair of the parliamentary friendship groupe East Africa, lived in various African countries for 13 years and worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), among others.
Kordula Schulz-Asche, MP
Assessor
Kordula Schulz-Asche is Chair of the parliamentary friendship groupe East Africa, lived in various African countries for 13 years and worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), among others.
Full member of the Subcommittee on Global Health and the Health Committee and substitute member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, among others
Member of the German Bundestag for the Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen parliamentary group
District councillors in the Main-Taunus district
State Chairwoman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Hessen and Deputy Chairwoman of the parliamentary group in the Hessian State Parliament
Member of the Hessian State Parliament
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Eschborn
Worked for development organisations in various countries in Africa (five years in Burkina Faso, in Rwanda until the genocide in 1994 and Kenya).
Dr Wolfgang Stefinger, MP
Assessor
Dr Wolfgang Stefinger is a group coordinator of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, where he has been a member since 2017. He also serves as vice-chairman of the parliamentary friendship group Southern Africa and is a member of the parliamentary friendship group Eastern Africa.
Dr Wolfgang Stefinger, MP
Assessor
Dr Wolfgang Stefinger is a group coordinator of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, where he has been a member since 2017. He also serves as vice-chairman of the parliamentary friendship group Southern Africa and is a member of the parliamentary friendship group Eastern Africa.
Group coordinator of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, Vice-Chairman of the Southern Africa Parliamentary Group and full member of the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Group.
Chairman of the Development Policy Committee of the CSU Foreign and Security Policy Working Group (ASP)
Member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development
Jessica Tatti, MP
Assesor
Jessica Tatti was a member of the German Bundestag for the DIE LINKE parliamentary group from 2017 to 2023 and deputy chair of the West Africa parliamentary group. Since February 2024, she is a member of the BSW Group.
Jessica Tatti, MP
Assesor
Jessica Tatti was a member of the German Bundestag for the DIE LINKE parliamentary group from 2017 to 2023 and deputy chair of the West Africa parliamentary group. Since February 2024, she is a member of the BSW Group.
Member of the German Bundestag, Reutlingen constituency office
Full member of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs
City councillor for DIE LINKE Liste Reutlingen,
Member of the Social, Cultural and Administrative Committee as well as the School Advisory Council
Member of the Regional Executive DIE LINKE. Baden-Württemberg
Sabine Odhiambo
Secretary General
Director of the office
E-mail: odhiambo@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 29
Sabine Odhiambo
Secretary General
Director of the office
E-mail: odhiambo@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 29
Secretary General, German Africa Foundation
Deputy Secretary General, German Africa Foundation
Acting Director, German Africa Foundation
Scientific Advisor, German Africa Foundation
German Embassy Nairobi, Kenya
Goethe Institut Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan NGOs, Nairobi, Kenya
Magister in Political Science and African Studies, University of Leipzig
Magister in Political Science, African Studies and Islamic Studies, Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn
Silke Degen
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Anglophone West Africa, North Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan.
E-mail: degen@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Silke Degen
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Anglophone West Africa, North Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan.
E-mail: degen@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Scientific Advisor, German Africa Foundation
Desk Officer, German Red Cross
Working for terre des hommes, Johanniter International Assistance, Save the Children
Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Political and Government Relations, MTU Aero Engines AG
Directrice Générale, Johanniter International, Brüssel
Working for organisations in Monterey and Washington, D.C., USA
Freelancer, Südwestrundfunk, CNN, ZDF
Postgraduate Studies, Master in International Policy Studies (International Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Arms Control), Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA
Study Abroad, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Magister in American Studies, British Studies and Political Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
Larissa Pflüger
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Southern Africa (SADC region); Political Communication and Public Relations.
E-mail: pflueger@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 28
Larissa Pflüger
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Southern Africa (SADC region); Political Communication and Public Relations.
E-mail: pflueger@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 28
Scientific advisor, German Africa Foundation
Botswana Centre for Public Integrity (volunteer), Gaborone, Botswana
Master International Studies/ Peace and Conflict Studies, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt a.M.
Bachelor Political Science and Management, University of Erfurt
HOPE Cape Town, Kapstadt, Südafrika
Svenja Schindelwig
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Francophone West and Central Africa, excluding the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
E-mail: schindelwig@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 11 66
Svenja Schindelwig
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for Francophone West and Central Africa, excluding the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
E-mail: schindelwig@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 11 66
Scientific advisor, German Africa Foundation
Diploma in French Studies, Free University, Berlin
Ellen Wiesbrock
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for East Africa, as well as for Ghana and Nigeria.
E-mail: wiesbrock@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 87 43 30
Ellen Wiesbrock
Scientific Advisor
Regional Advisor for East Africa, as well as for Ghana and Nigeria.
E-mail: wiesbrock@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 87 43 30
Agnès Bel (parental leave from 30.09.2024)
Administration & Foreign Languages
E-mail: bel@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Agnès Bel (parental leave from 30.09.2024)
Administration & Foreign Languages
E-mail: bel@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Maud Sailly
Administration & Foreign Languages
E-mail: sailly@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Maud Sailly
Administration & Foreign Languages
E-mail: sailly@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Vadim Martschenko
Project Assistant
E-mail: team@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Vadim Martschenko
Project Assistant
E-mail: team@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Simone Seilmaier
Project Assistant
E-mail: team@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Simone Seilmaier
Project Assistant
E-mail: team@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 28 09 47 27
Bruno Wenn
Chairman
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Bruno Wenn
Chairman
Chairman European Development Finance Institutions
Spokesman of the Management Board of the Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
Head of Africa Department, KfW Bankgruppe
Dr Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate
Member
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Dr Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate
Member
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Founder Pactum Africanum
Established the Orbis Aethiopicus for the preservation and promotion of Ethiopian culture
Press Officer of the Düsseldorf Media Company
Founding of the first human rights organisation in Ethiopia: Council for Civil Liberties in Ethiopia
Helmut Gauges
Member
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Helmut Gauges
Member
Member of the Business Unit Management
KfW Development Bank
Financial Cooperation with Africa
Prof Emeritus Robert Kappel
Member
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Prof Emeritus Robert Kappel
Member
President of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg and Professor at the University of Hamburg
Professor at the Institute for African Studies at the University of Leipzig and founder of the study program Small Enterprises and Training
Research Associate of the postgraduate programme Third World Studies at the University of Bremen
Egon Kochanke
Member
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Egon Kochanke
Member
Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, for Tanzania and the Comoros
Regional Representative for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sahel at the German Department of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador to Namibia in Windhoek
Assignments abroad and positions at the Federal Foreign Office
Dr Stefan Mair
Member
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Dr Stefan Mair
Member
Member of the Executive Board of the Federation of German Industries
Research Director at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Member of the SWP Institute Management
Research group leader of the SWP
Africa Consultant at the SWP
Dr Michael Rabbow
Member
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Dr Michael Rabbow
Member
Chairman of the GIZ Economic Advisory Board; Member of the Africa Advisory Board of the German Healthcare Partnership (GHP); Senior Advisor for E&P Focus Africa Consulting GmbH
Team Leader of Corporate Public Affairs at Boehringer Ingelheim
Chief Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in Namibia
Marina Schuster
Mitglied
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Marina Schuster
Mitglied
Freelance political analyst and intercultural trainer
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Member of Parliament; Member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the Committee for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid
Johannes Singhammer
Member
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Johannes Singhammer
Member
Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages
stellvertretender Fraktionsvorsitzender der CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag für die Bereiche Gesundheit, Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Vorsitzender der AG Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend der CDU/CSU- Fraktion
Dr. h.c. Peter Spary
Member
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Dr. h.c. Peter Spary
Member
Owner SNC Spary Network Communication
Managing Director of the Federal Association for German Wholesale and Foreign Trade
Managing Director of the SME Parliamentary Group and General Manager of the CDU/CSU SME Association
Internships
We are looking for a dedicated intern (m/f/d) to join our team from 15 September 2025 for 3 months full-time (39h/week).
Your Tasks
- Media monitoring: Create our weekly DAS press review on news from and about Africa
- Content creation: Prepare content for our website and social media channels
- Event management: Support the team in the planning, preparation, realisation and follow-up of specialist events.
- Guest Relations: Be part of our team and accompany African guests during their stay.
- Committee meetings: Prepare important meetings of the foundation’s relevant committees.
- Research: Work on the preparation and realisation of appointments of the President or the office.
- German Africa Award: Work on the organisation of the German Africa Award.
Requirements
- Advanced German language skills (minimum B2-Level).
- Enrolment at a university.
- Strong interest in the political field of Africa and German Africa policy
- Solid knowledge of written and spoken English, knowledge of French is an advantage.
- Confident handling of MS Office; knowledge of WordPress and Mailchimp is an advantage.
- Independent working style and high level of initiative.
- Ability to work in a team and enjoy collaborating in an international environment.
We offer:
- Insights into the exciting world of German Africa policy.
- Responsibility and the opportunity to contribute your own ideas.
- A dynamic team with flat hierarchies and an open working atmosphere.
- A salary of 450 euros per month.
Are you interested? Then send us your detailed application (cover letter in German, CV, certificates, certificate of enrolment and details of the specific internship period) to Larissa Pflueger (bewerbung@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de).
Applications from people with different backgrounds are expressly welcome.