Sophie Ribstein (@sophieribstein) 's Twitter Profile
Sophie Ribstein

@sophieribstein

Journalist, producer, media consultant, sometimes a harpist. One foot in Europe, the other in Africa. Now @dwnews - Before @BBCWorld @RFI

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I am increasingly worried about the prospects of growing violence & conflict in Ethiopia. The international community appears to still view Ethiopia as the stable success story of five years ago. It isn’t -& it could come apart at the seams #Ethiopia google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…

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A l’approche du 9 novembre #nuitdespogroms 1938 les Allemands nettoient les pavés de la mémoire #Stolpersteine posés devant le dernier domicile des deportés

A l’approche du 9 novembre #nuitdespogroms 1938 les Allemands nettoient les pavés de la mémoire #Stolpersteine posés devant le dernier domicile des deportés
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Indian-American to serve in that role. Her husband, Douglas Emhoff, will make history, too, as the first man and first Jewish person to serve as a second spouse trib.al/ZlRaTGv

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Gunmen in western Ethiopia have killed at least 34 people in an attack on a bus, according to the national human rights body. p.dw.com/p/3lK4g

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The German migrant rescue organization Sea-Eye is bolstering its fleet with an additional rescue ship, the NGO has announced. p.dw.com/p/3lJu1

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From writing protest songs, to making jazz accessible to all and who can forget composing “Kgomo” the legendary wedding march that ushered many of us to the altar💍... Thank you for the music Ntate Jonas, you remain a hero in the South African story #RIPJonasGwangwa 💐🤍🎼

From writing protest songs, to making jazz accessible to all and who can forget composing “Kgomo” the legendary wedding march that ushered many of us to the altar💍... Thank you for the music Ntate Jonas, you remain a hero in the South African story #RIPJonasGwangwa 💐🤍🎼
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Germany admits that it committed genocide during its colonial rule in Namibia and has promised a reconstruction and development fund, but not everyone is happy with the deal.

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'“The poor cannot sleep, because they are hungry and the rich cannot sleep because the poor are awake" - Nigerian economist Sam Aluko's ringing true in South Africa today

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Breaking: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. More to follow on dw.com.

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Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chairwoman of the committee, said that "free, independent and fact-based journalism serves to protect against abuse of power, lies and war propaganda" while reading out this year's winners. More about the journalists here: dw.com/en/maria-ressa…

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave an exclusive interview to DW, where she spoke about climate change, refugee policy and the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the entire interview HERE: facebook.com/deutschewellen…

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TW: Racist slurs Berlin police arrested a woman after she was filmed shouting racist slurs at Adegbayi Balogun, a man of Nigerian origin, who was walking with his one-year-old daughter.

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Germany's next government is promising to end homelessness by 2030. But they don't yet know how big the problem is… dw.com/en/germanys-ne…

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Apparently this is how some European Sunday newspapers are reporting on the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Racialising the problem, instead of listening to the virologists and the advice of World Health Organization (WHO). Politicians listening to the voices in their heads, instead of the science. Appalling!

Apparently this is how some European Sunday newspapers are reporting on the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Racialising the problem, instead of listening to the virologists and the advice of <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a>. Politicians listening to the voices in their heads, instead of the science. Appalling!