Elisabeth Bollrich

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Elisabeth Bollrich heads the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in Senegal. Previously, she headed the FES office in Tanzania and served as the coordinator of the globalisation project in the Global Policy and Development Department.

Articles

Economy and ecology | 14.09.2026

Can the IMF help restore Senegal’s room to manoeuvre?

In 2025, an audit exposing massive hidden debts plunged Senegal into crisis. A new loan agreement might offer some relief

Foreign and security policy | 05.01.2024

A stalled partnership

The EU wants to reorganise its relationship with 79 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The problem: not all want to join in

Foreign and security policy | 24.04.2023

A battlefield for influence

The US administration has declared to be ‘all in on Africa’, but how is this perceived in the continent? Views from Ghana, Tanzania and Zamabia

Economy and ecology | 22.08.2022

The global struggle against inflation

Do energy shields, taxing windfall profits, or price caps protect people effectively from inflation? We report from Latvia, France, and Tanzania

Democracy and society | 16.07.2021

Global vaccination VIII

In Mongolia and Uruguay, the pandemic has been a rollercoaster ride — but vaccination rates are high now. Tanzania however hasn't even started [...]

Global | 05.05.2020

Global Quarantine X

International cooperation is under pressure in the corona pandemic. The G20, UN and IMF are bucking the trend