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Covers:  african politics, business, travel, humanitarian, war, health policy, economic development, health care
Africa Bureau Chief at Deutsche Presse Agentur @dpa. Based in South Africa. Previously in New York and Berlin.

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Kristin Palitza’s Biography

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Kristin Palitza is an award-winning independent Africa correspondent. She works as a stringer for TIME, Forbes Africa, IPS, Monocle and dpa. Her work has also been published in the Guardian and various German, Swiss and Austrian newspapers.

Kristin lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa, but is available for assignments anywhere on the continent.

Kristin Palitza’s Journalist Portfolio

Cool Germania: Why Berlin Is a Haven of Hip

Cool Germania: Why Berlin Is a Haven of Hip

Berlin is well known for its vibrant underground music scene, but the sheer number of venues can be daunting.…

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Q&A: Swapping Children for Protection in Central African Republic

Q&A: Swapping Children for Protection in Central African Republic

Kristin Palitza interviews ISHMAEL BEAH, former Sierra Leonean child soldier, human rights activist and best-…

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Feisty and Cheeky - a Woman with no Regrets

Feisty and Cheeky - a Woman with no Regrets

Wendy Appelbaum, daughter of Liberty Group mogul Sir Donald Gordon, has a claim to being Africa's richest wom…

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Child labour: the tobacco industry's smoking gun

Child labour: the tobacco industry's smoking gun

In Malawi and beyond, child workers as young as five are being exposed to the toxic dangers of tobacco harves…

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Saving Tanzania's Poorest Children - Kristin Palitza - Freelance writer - correspondent - Kristin...

Saving Tanzania's Poorest Children - Kristin Palitza - Freelance writer - correspondent - Kristin...

IPS | 13 Dec 2012 by Kristin Palitza - Half asleep, Anuary lies exhausted on his bed in Amana Hospital in Dar…

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A Year After the War: Promise and Peril in Ivory Coast

A Year After the War: Promise and Peril in Ivory Coast

When talking about the last 12 months in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, tailor Ibrahim Diabate's voi…

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EU setzt auf neue Rohstoffroute durch Afrika

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By Kristin Palitza Verified
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Unabhängigkeit von China EU setzt auf neue Rohstoffroute durch Afrika Kristin Palitza Alles, was man für die Energiewende braucht, kann hier gefunden werden: in den rohstoffreichen Bergbauregionen der Demokratischen Republik Kongo und Sambias, und auch weiter südwestlich, in Angola. Eine neue Bahnroute soll kritische Bodenschätze für moderne Schlüsseltechnologien wie Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium, Coltan, Nickel und seltene Erden nach Europa bringen.
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EU setzt auf neue Rohstoffroute durch Afrika

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By Kristin Palitza Verified
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Mitten durch den Mineralgürtel Afrikas zieht sich eine neue Eisenbahnlinie. Für Europa eine große Chance. Für China unerwünschte Konkurrenz. Alles, was man für die Energiewende braucht, kann hier gefunden werden: in den rohstoffreichen Bergbauregionen der Demokratischen Republik Kongo und Sambias, und auch weiter südwestlich, in Angola. Eine neue Bahnroute soll kritische Bodenschätze für moderne Schlüsseltechnologien wie Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium, Coltan, Nickel und seltene Erden nach Europa bringen.
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Unabhängigkeit von China: EU setzt auf neue Rohstoffroute durch Afrika

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By Kristin Palitza Verified
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Lobito, Angola - Alles, was man für die Energiewende braucht, kann hier gefunden werden: in den rohstoffreichen Bergbauregionen der Demokratischen Republik Kongo und Sambias, und auch weiter südwestlich, in Angola. Eine neue Bahnroute soll kritische Bodenschätze für moderne Schlüsseltechnologien wie Kupfer, Kobalt, Lithium, Coltan, Nickel und seltene Erden nach Europa bringen. Der sogenannte Lobito-Korridor verspricht schnellen, sicheren und günstigen Transport.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

Work hard and smart, try to rid yourself your pre-conceptions, always dig as deep as you can and don't take no for an answer.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Anytime, via email, phone, twitter or Skype.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Anything that makes my job quicker + easier, but nothing just for gadget's sake: iphone, laptop, voice recorder, SLR and Skype are essential.

Awards

International Federation of the Red Cross

2009 - Humanitarian Reporting in Africa

Fund for Investigative Journalism

2011 - Investigative Journalism

Fellowship with funding to research a feature story on child labor on Malawi's tobacco farms.

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