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Emmanuel Freudenthal

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Africa, Nairobi
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Emmanuel Freudenthal is an investigative journalist. He has conducted investigations all over Africa for a decade, from nerdy open-source journalism to extended trips in conflict zones.

See his latest stories on his website: www.emmanuel-freudenthal.com

Articles

Biya’s private travels: The story behind the story

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By Emmanuel Freudenthal 
| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
The topic was obvious. The numerous overseas trips of their president Paul Biya have long irritated many Cameroonians, especially due to the street closures that accompany his return, blocking traffic for hours in the capital of Yaoundé. Their annoyance deepened in October 2017, when Biya was away in Switzerland while protests in the Anglophone west of the country were violently quashed.
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The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You

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By Gabriel Geiger, Crofton Black, Emmanuel Freudenthal 
| Mother Jones
“The problem is the export license, huh? For this we can find a…a way.” It was early June and Guenther Rudolph was in an expansive mood. Sharp-suited, relaxed, and charming, he was standing in a booth in Prague’s Clarion Congress Hotel. Every year the Clarion hosts an exclusive gathering: the premier get-together of the surveillance industry, called ISS World Training, where law enforcement and intelligence officials from across the globe mingle with representatives of leading spy companies.
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(S+) Tracking von Politikern und Journalisten: Die dubiosen Geschäfte einer Überwachungsfirma

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By Sophia Baumann, Crofton Black, Christo Buschek, Riccardo Coluccini, Emmanuel Freudenthal , Gabriel Geiger, Lea Hruschka, Hannes Munzinger, Bastian Obermayer, Maria Retter, Marcel Rosenbach , Elisa Simantke
| Der Spiegel
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