Sintoyia Kurraru

Sintoyia Kurraru is a PhD candidate originally from Kenya, and currently based in Leipzig. The articles in her column, "African Connections," will explore African topics being presented locally.

African Connections: destination Congo

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"There is more to DRC than the poverty and war rhetoric that is dominant in 'the West.' And Leipzig offers us a beautiful lens into the land that gave us Lumumba." @ Grassi Museum

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A Kenyan’s search for Afro-German connections

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"I like to see this journey as a form of reverse voluntourism. Instead of waiting for the white saviour, I opted to ease the burden by learning how to be my own saviour. Simple reciprocity, really." New column: Leipzig and "Africa in Germany" through the eyes of a Kenyan female PhD candidate.

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