Meet the Team

Lewnorah A. Ayieta
Grants Accountant, ICCA, University of Nairobi, Kenya -
AFAS: Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig
Board Member of the Global South Studies Center (GSSC), University of Cologne -
AFAS: Co-PI

Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister
Managing Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany - AFAS: Principal Investigator (PI), Speaker

Désirée Kaiser
PhD Student, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany - BIGS-OAS -
AFAS: Research Assistant

Dr. Juliet Wanjiku Kamau
Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany - AFAS: Project Manager

Dr. N'golo Koné
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire -
AFAS: Coordinator

Dr. Gerda Kuiper
Academic Staff at the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) and the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Cologne, Germany - AFAS: Coordinator

Angelika Mikusz
Global South Studies Center (GSSC), University of Cologne, Germany
Student of Geography and Anthropology -
AFAS: Research Assistant

Prof. Dr. Daniel Olago
Chairman, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences
Research Director, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation -
AFAS: Co-PI

Prof. Dr. Konate Souleymane
Director General, Research & Innovation (DGRI), Côte d'Ivoire, Director, African Center of Excellence (CEA-CCBAD) & Coordinator, SPIBES, University of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire - AFAS: Co-PI

Dr. Jan Henning Sommer
Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany - Programme Officer, WABES

Marie Thomalla Arellano
Global South Studies Center (GSSC), University of Cologne, Germany,
MA Student of Social & Cultural Anthropology -
AFAS: Research Assistant