Apr 23, 2020 | Africa, Blog, Ghana
As usual, I had no problems at the border. Three super friendly border police greeted me with the typical cool “everything easy” laugh. Of course, they also wanted to go to Germany. I was given 90 days for Ghana, despite having been told something...
Mar 24, 2020 | Africa, Blog, Ivory Coast
“Bonjour Madame, please wash your hands here,” were the first words I heard in the new country. Wow, these are completely new methods, which gave me some hope to find better hygienic conditions. As you know, hope dies last. The border policeman took...
Feb 1, 2020 | Africa, Blog, Liberia
I crossed the border from Sierra Leone to Liberia (MAP) quickly and without issue, my visa, which I had arranged through an agency in Monrovia, was ready to pick up at the counter. Organizing it online, I had saved myself the detour to the embassy in Freetown, the...
Jan 19, 2020 | Africa, Blog, Sierra Leone
To act for oneself: How do I write about such a poverty-stricken country? How can I report objectively about a country without stepping on the toes of the local population and treating them unfairly? They are people who became dear to my heart. I don’t want to be...
