Matthias Rompel

Director East Africa & Horn of Africa @giz_gmbh - formerly Country Director Ethiopia, Djibouti, Malawi. Global Citizen. Hon. Professor @jlugiessen

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Deepening the Kenyan-German partnership: https://t.co/SrDrnKrLYX

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Kenya is attempting one of the most ambitious refugee policy shifts in Africa. https://t.co/4y4tQ6Qy3J

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Mark Suzman’s recent Foreign Affairs article, “The End of Foreign Aid Is Not the End of Development”, makes an important point: while traditional aid budgets are shrinking, development itself is far from over. Here is where the future lies:
https://t.co/Ob56p2kvJT

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

As Central and East Africa face a renewed Ebola threat, the current outbreak is a stark reminder that pandemics do not stop at borders, and that epidemic preparedness remains a global public good. https://t.co/bIfBJJgykG

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Today, we celebrate Africa Day - a moment to reflect on the strength, diversity, resilience, and potential of the African continent. Let us continue to invest in partnerships, amplify African voices, and create opportunities that empower future generations.

Happy Africa Day! 🌍

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Today in Brussels, policymakers, companies, financiers & development partners from both continents came together for the “EU-Africa AI Tech Business Offer Event” to discuss how Africa & Europe can jointly shape a trusted & innovation-driven AI future. https://t.co/GDa2lhsXS5

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Today I had the pleasure of meeting the brilliant minds of the current AFRIKA KOMMT! cohort: 34 young professionals from 13 African countries who are currently in Germany: https://t.co/QCVdReOaBf

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Building mutually beneficial partnerships with companies from Germany investing and trading with businesses in Tanzania and across East Africa, to create jobs, and secure incomes: https://t.co/rLb8Q45tpw

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Good to see Africa’s e-mobility revolution unfolding:
https://t.co/rBZ7WYvmIB

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Great news: Our German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan just visited Kenya.
https://t.co/5m0WX8k0lu

[Amb Sebastian Groth 🇩🇪🇪🇺 @Diplo_Jazz]

Thank you very much HE @WilliamsRuto for receiving us this morning. Very constructive exchange with 🇩🇪 Minister for dev coop HE Reem Alabali Radovan about our next 2yrs cycle of economic cooperation. Big emphasis on strengthening the role of the private sector.

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

From flood to food: restoring livelihoods in South Ethiopia

https://t.co/16Uc0mQa4w

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Reporting about the EU-Ethiopian Business Forum in Addis Ababa:
https://t.co/aGWWAbxzTT

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

I’m excited to share the announcement of my latest book:

„Africa Matters: Without Africa, Europe Has No Future“ https://t.co/d9aKuaBdDs

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Sudan is in the spotlight of the international community as the Sudan Conference takes place in Berlin. Exactly 3 years ago, a large-scale violent escalation began and continues to have devastating consequences, with the world’s largest humanitarian crisis https://t.co/kd2QgezF8q

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Africa and Germany: Strengthening partnerships, shaping shared futures https://t.co/usWrOyc5wU

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

„ … trade flows with Africa are holding up when this is not the case in other regions. In a period marked by geopolitical risk, supply‑chain disruptions and weak global demand, stability itself becomes noteworthy.“
https://t.co/q49uHDZ3wd

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Exciting opportunity for professionals across East Africa!

The #Jumuiya e-Academy is empowering citizens with continuous, practice-oriented learning that aligns with real market demands—and can be applied directly in day-to-day work. https://t.co/7G5YnS14a1

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

How we at German Cooperation support returnees, internally displaced people and host communities to sustain agriculture, boost production, and improve food security in South Sudan. https://t.co/r1PGLJeldL

[Matthias Rompel @Matthias_Rompel]

Important opportunity for researchers in African countries. Go for it: https://t.co/auzhoTAWF1