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Management Board

Christoph Kannengießer

CEO

Christoph Kannengießer has been Chief Executive Officer of the Afrika-Verein since June 1st 2012. Since 1995 he has worked in responsible positions of business associations such as the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of German Employers' Associations as well as Managing Director of the Brand Association (2007-2009). He was also almost 4 years Deputy Secretary General of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Claudia Voß

Deputy CEO

Head of Countries & Markets

Claudia Voss is Deputy CEO and Head of Countries & Markets at Afrika-Verein (AV). She has been working for AV since 2015, initially as press spokeswoman and head of the politics and communication department. Before that, Voss worked in various media companies, most recently as head of duty at a local Hamburg television broadcaster and for various publications by Axel Springer Verlag. Voss studied at the University of Hamburg, the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, the Bayero University in Nigeria and the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal.

POLITICS & COMMUNICATION

Martin Rambach

Manager Public Affairs/PR

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-54
E: rambach@afrikaverein.de

Sven Benentreu

Project Manager

T:
E: benentreu@afrikaverein.de

Diplomatic Advisor

Egon Kochanke - Botschafter a.D. beim Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
Egon Kochanke

Ambassador ret.

T: +49 (0)30 - 20 60 719-46
E: kochanke@afrikaverein.de

Ulf-Peter Noetzel

Senior Policy Advisor

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 7190
E: noetzel@afrikaverein.de

COUNTRIES & MARKETS

Paawana Abalo

Manager West & Central francophone Africa i

 

Sectors: Circular Economy, Water, Digitalisation

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-61
E: abalo@afrikaverein.de

Khadi Camara - Stellv. Leiterin Länder & Märkte beim Afrikaverein der deutschen Wirtschaft - Senior Managerin Anglophones Westafrika & Lusophones Afrika i Branchen: Energie, indeed Africa! The Young Business Network
Khadi Camara

Deputy Head of Countries & Markets

Senior Manager Anglophone West Africa & Lusophone Africa i

Sectors: Energy, Water & Recycling, indeed Africa! The Young Business Network

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-56
E: camara@afrikaverein.de

Katarina Kunert · NORD · Referentin Nordafrika des Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
Katarina Kunert

Senior Manager Projects & Partnerships

Sectors: Education and Qualification, Consultancies (incl. Legal Consulting)

T: +49 (0)30 2060 719-33
E: kunert@afrikaverein.de

Asmau Nitardy

Senior Manager East Africa i

Sector: Healthcare, Chemical Industry

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-43
E: nitardy@afrikaverein.de

Grace Njathi

Working Student

T:
E: njathi@afrikaverein.de

Wiebke Polomka

Senior Manager Southern Africa 

Sectors: Automotive & Mobility, Construction & Infrastructure i

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-48
E: polomka@afrikaverein.de

Robin Walter

Manager German Agribusiness Alliance

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-44
E: walter@afrikaverein.de

Berit Zierz

Senior Manager Research & Communication Projects

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-52
E: zierz@afrikaverein.de

FINANCE, CONTROLLING & ADMINISTRATION

Carmen Oldenburger

Head of Administration, Finance, Controlling, Human Resources

T: +49 (0)30 20 60 719-40
E: oldenburger@afrikaverein.de

Events & Members

Berit Bürger

Senior Manager Events & Member Administration

T: +49 (0)40 41 91 33-26
E: buerger@afrikaverein.de