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The Team

The AFRIKA KOMMT! program is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the partner companies.

Dennis Mutschler-Neumann

Senior Project Manager
Dennis.Mutschler-Neumann@giz.de

I have joined the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in 2009 and hold an MA degree in Political Science. After studying, I conducted the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Postgraduate Program on international cooperation. At GIZ, I  have recently headed projects on International Climate Finance in Bonn and served as Project Manager for strategic marketing in Frankfurt am Main and Kiev.

I have grown up in Southern and Eastern Africa and feel truly connected to the region. I strive to steer AFRIKA KOMMT! sustainably through a dynamic and volatile environment.

 

Team members from here on in alphabetical order.

Klara Buttgereit

Fellow Administration
+49 (0)228 4460-2700
Klara.Buttgereit@giz.de

I started my apprenticeship with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in August 2022 and successfully completed it in January 2025. Following that, I joined the AFRIKA KOMMT! project and have been part of this wonderful team ever since. I am very happy to be part of a project that supports and connects young, talented people from various African countries, thereby strengthening the relationship between Germany and Africa.

Phyllis Chege

Advisor Partner Companies, Marketing
+49 228 4460-3041
phyllis.chege@giz.de

‘Africa is rising’ for me goes beyond being just a maxim or popular rhetoric – I have seen it, I have lived it and I am IT. This is why I am passionate about raising up young African change makers through AFRIKA KOMMT!

When not at work, you will likely find me on my bike cycling to an unknown destination or with a backpack, on a train or plane, on the way to exploring a distant new land!

Philipp Kracht

Fellow Administration
+49 (0)228 4460 2082
philipp.kracht@giz.de

The concept of AFRIKA KOMMT! has deeply impressed me from the very first moment. Now that I am part of it, I will do all I can to maximize the positive impact that the fellows have on their home countries and on the relationship between Germany and the African continent.

I spend all my free time with my little family, discovering the nature around Bonn on our bikes and live the small adventures. Apart from that, my passion is meeting people from all over the world and learn from their perspective.

Carola Ritzenhoff

Advisor Marketing and Alumni network
+49 228 4460-1513
carola.ritzenhoff@giz.de

Getting to know people and connecting them with each other excites me – and the great feeling when ideas, courage and change come out of that. That’s also where my joy in communication and networking comes from. Especially here at AFRIKA KOMMT!

Carina auf der Strasse

Advisor Partner Companies and Fellows
+49 228 4460-3632
Carina.auf@giz.de

When not fully absorbed in detailed concept writing, personal meetings and exchange make me really passionate about my daily work. AFRIKA KOMMT!, it’s a pleasure to be a part of you!