Activities

How is disinformation strategically played out in order to fuel conflicts? We actually do not really know a lot about how people in West Africa, or particularly Senegal, communicate among each other....

#NAMA4PD kickoff with situational mapping Dakar – Following the launch of measures to develop a intersectoral and interreligious Conflict Prevention Task Force in September 2022,  the first of two ...

Interfaith and cross-sector is key As a part of our Narrative Management for Peace through Dialogue (#NAMA4PD) concept, we began developing measures in September 2022 to create an interfaith and cross...

Nairobi – In a first meeting at UNESCO Nairobi, Freie Universität Berlin project manager Matthias Duchscherer and Project Lighthouse Kenya Deputy Country Director Enrico Scharrenberg discussed coll...

In a project funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education an international research team is currently exploring the viability of an international comparative research project on the use o...

A sustainable and efficient agriculture, quantitative and qualitative increase in production of small and smallest farmer, better access to markets, transport of products from rural areas to the marke...

Nairobi – Which role does the media in east Africa play at domestic crisis’ and how does clanship and ethnical influences affect coverage? What chances do net based social media offer for a strong...

Nairobi – In a two day editors‘coaching, in June 2009, Matthias Duchscherer consulted editors and reporters of Capital FM in Nairobi. The radio station is one of the biggest and most successful ...

Nairobi – Which impact had mobile communication and internet during post election crisis in Kenya? At University of Nairobi Matthias Duchscherer lectured about the relevance of social media in intra...

Kenya –What is the role of the media in Eastern Africa at domestic crisis? What chances do net-based social media offer for a more participative, civil-social dialogue?In an explorative field study ...

BackgroundIn common with many African countries the Gambia has a solid waste problem, which not only threatens the environment of this West African country, but also harms the health of its people.The...

The world of Information Communication Technology is one of the fastest growing industries on the globe. In recent times, Africa has proven itself to be a true contender in the ICT industry where the ...