Signatories of the Bonn appeal

The Initiativkreis

Dr. Rupert Neudeck
Founder of "Cap Anamur", Chairman of "Grünhelme"

Prof. Dr. Winfried Pinger
1982-1998 Development Policy Spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
Chairman. "Action 2015" (to achieve the Millennium Development Goals)

Sigurd Illing
28 years working in 7 African countries, including as Presidential Advisor (GTZ)
Special Representative of the EU for Somalia, EU Ambassador to Uganda 2001-2006

Volker Seitz
Ambassador (ret.), 17 years of experience in Africa in 5 countries; among others 1996-1999 Ambassador in Benin and 2004-2008 in Cameroon

Prof. Dr. Peter Molt
Uni Trier; many years of experience in Africa, among others 1976-1978 UNDP Resident Representative in Togo; 1978-1981 in Burkina Faso; ex. Managing Director DED and Chairman VENRO

Kurt Gerhardt
Journalist, focus on "Africa" and other topics; 1983-1986 Country Representative of the German Development Service (DED) in Niger

Martin J. Wilde
Managing Director of the Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs (BKU); former employee of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Ghana and Nigeria

Dr. André Munzinger
Evangelical theologian, University of Cologne
Research focus on, among other things "Development and Globalization"; "Action 2015"

Stefan Götz
Former advisor to the CDU/CSU parliamentary group for cooperation and development; "Action 2015"

Other signatories

Dr. Karl Addicks, Berlin
MdB, Development Policy Spokesperson for the FDP parliamentary group
Many years of professional experience in Africa
Head of a GTZ project in Morocco

Awah Callistus Akuma, Gelsenkirchen
President, Peasant Economists Association e.V. (PEECAS), from Cameroon

Susanne Babila, Stuttgart
Radio and television journalist, focus on "Africa"

Dr. Rainer Barthelt, Bonn
36 years with the BMZ, Commissioner for Sub-Saharan Africa since 1995
Member of the advisory boards of Boutros Boutros Ghali and Kofi Annan

Jörg Bauer, Frankfurt
Chairman, "Sustainable Development in Africa" (NEIA) e.V.
District Chairman Rhine-Main of the German-Namibian Society

Gerhart R. Baum, Cologne
Federal Minister of the Interior (retired).
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan 2000-2003

Rudolf Bäuml, Langen
supports and supervises four small projects in Cameroon since 1984

Thorsten Becherer, Cologne
2006-2008 DED, Ethiopia, Private Sector Development

Dr. Hubert Beemelmans, Bonn
dt. Embassy in Ghana
dt. Ambassador to Guinea, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius

Joachim Bitterlich, Paris
1993-1998 Head of the Department for Foreign and Security Policy and Development Policy in the Federal Chancellery

Christoph Borgans, Jena
One-year study trip (2005/06) through the countries of the East African coast
In the process, contacts with numerous projects and organizations

Dieter Brauer, Cologne
Former. Head of English Program at Deutsche Welle
Editor of "Development and Cooperation" (D+C)

Dr. Hartmut Brie, Müllheim
11 years of literacy/adult education in Benin, DR Congo, Niger, Sudan, Togo
11 years Chair. Country Committee German/Francophone Africa, Rotary Germany

Dr. Hans Christoph Buch, Berlin
traveled as a writer and reporter to numerous war and crisis areas in Africa; published several books about Africa

Dr. Udo Bude, Bonn
formerly. Head of the "Basic Education" department at the DSE (now InWent)
Teacher training in Cameroon 1974-1978

Dr. Sigismund Buerstedde, Königswinter
Activities at German embassies in Algeria (and Haiti)

Dr. Martin Büscher, Schwerte
Director of Studies, Institute for Church and Society; thematic and research focus on, among other things, "Africa".including "Africa"; studied Zimbabwe 1985-1986

Enno Bussmann, Kraichtal
former project manager, GTZ rural radio projects in Africa
Evaluations and feasibility studies of FAO and UNDP rural radio projects

Johannes Christenn, Ing. agr., Adelshofen
1966-1972 Agricultural advisor for "Overseas Services" in Tanzania
1973-1996 BMZ:
FB "Promotion of church agencies", including Tanzania, Kenya, Zaire
FB "TC in the agricultural sector", focus on Africa

Dr. Helmut Danner, Nairobi
19 years as project manager of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Egypt, Kenya and Uganda
Consultant activities in South Africa, West Africa and DR Congo

Wim Dohrenbusch, Nairobi
ARD radio correspondent for East and Central Africa

Dr. Hans-Josef Dreckmann, Bonn
Thirteen years as ARD television correspondent in Nairobi between 1981 and 2001

Willi Erl, Schweinfurt
Managing Director, German Development Service (DED) 1985-1998
Chairman, CARE Germany 1998-2006

Prof. Dr. Daniel E. Esser, Washington, DC
Assistant Professor for International Development, American University
2004-09 Research in Sierra Leone
Consultant to OECD and GTZ

Cornelius G. Fetsch, Düsseldorf
Member of the "Development Policy" working group of the Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs

Michael Franzke (d.), Cologne
Long-time Africa correspondent for ARD radio stations

Dr. Adjoa Frimpong-Boateng, Tübingen
from Ghana, ophthalmologist

Dr. Jürgen Gehl, Antweiler
Embassies Tunisia, Congo-Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Burundi
Ambassador to Liberia, Mozambique, Swaziland

Dr. Gedion Getahun, Mainz
Activities in African scientific association

Dr. Richard Giesen, Wachtberg-Niederbachem
Ambassador (retired)
1973-1977 Counsellor for Economic Affairs and Development Aid, German Embassy Addis Ababa

Helmut Grosse, Grafschaft
9 years Africa TV correspondent for ARD, Nairobi

Max Haberstroh, Schonach
2005-2007 Advisor for Ecotourism in Madagascar

Prof. Dr. Leonhard Harding, Düsseldorf
African History, University of Hamburg

Marcel Hardrath, Johannesburg
Since 2007 employee of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in South Africa

Dr. Thilo Hatzius, Heidelberg
30 years working in development aid, including 2 1/2 years as advisor to a regional development organization in Senegal

Jürgen Haushalter, Meckenheim
1990-1993 Swiss government development aid project in Lesotho

Albrecht Heise, Freiburg
Television journalist and book author
Focus on "Africa"

Julius Heise, Halle (Saale)
Volunteer service "weltwärts"(2009/2010) in Togo

Hans-Joachim Heldt, Bonn
As ambassador 1975-1978 in Benin, 1984-1986 in Chad, 1990-1992 in Togo, 1992-1996 in Ghana, 1997-1999 in Uganda

Dr. Desta Heliso, Addis Ababa/Ethiopia
Born and raised in Ethiopia, worked with World Vision and in various village projects

Peter Hesse, Erkrath
Promoter of Montessori pre-school initiatives in Africa through the Peter Hesse Foundation; member of ADEA, Association of African Ministers of Education

Hans Hielscher, Hamburg
Studies in Nigeria; former Africa editor at Deutsche Welle. Africa editor of Deutsche Welle and
Africa correspondent and editor of SPIEGELS

Silke Hillmann, Fulda
Two assignments with the DED in Cameroon (1999-2001) and Niger (2005-2008)

Dr. Ulrich Hoenisch, MinR (ret.), Rheinbach
1967-1972 in agriculture and forestry projects in Tunisia and Morocco (for FAO and GTZ)
1973-1988 expert activities in Africa and the Caribbean
1985-2002 Head of Division "International Forest Policy" at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture

Titus Horsch, Neuwied
European Director, MEDA, Development Organization of Christian Businessmen

Jochen Hövekenmeier, Würzburg
Press officer and editor of the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association DAHW

Dr. Werner Hoyer, Cologne
State Minister at the Federal Foreign Office 1994-1998
MdB, Foreign Policy Spokesman and Deputy Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag since 2002

Christof Hoyler, Brussels
A total of seven years in Angola, Burundi, Rwanda and Niger
for ICRC, DWHH and HELP

Prof. Dr. Hans F. Illy, Merzhausen/Brsg.
1965-1970 professional activity in development policy, including 3 years in Cameroon
Since then scient. 

Klaus Jans, Königswinter
Deputy of the Goethe-Institut in Harare/Zimbabwe 1993-1995

Hanns-Peter Kirchmann, Abensberg
Construction and operation of a district hospital in Sabou/Burkina Faso.
Chairman of the "Main dans la main" Foundation (www.stiftung-kirchmann.de)

Dieter Klee (d.), Cologne
Head of the Africa desk at Deutsche Welle 1970-1995

Dr. Elke Kleuren-Schryvers , Kevelaer
with NGO "Aktion pro Humanität" for 15 years in Benin,
for 4 years in Niger

Dr. Volkmar Köhler (d. ), Wolfsburg
Parliamentary State Secretary in the BMZ 1982-1989
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Development Research and Policy, University of Bochum; Chairman of the Planning Committee for Internat. Cooperation of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Hellmut Königshaus, Berlin
MdB, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development

Alexander Kösters, Havixbeck
Founder of Schulbank e.V. | Bildungsfonds für Tansania

Francis Kpatindé, Dakar
1986-2005 "Jeune Afrique", journalist, grand reporter, rédacteur en chef en charge de l'Afrique au Sud du Sahara
1995-1997 porte-parole UNHCR Genève
depuis 2005 porte-parole UNHCR pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest à Accra et Dakar

Benjamin Kuscher, Vienna
Studied in Harare, Zimbabwe
2 years with UNDP in Cape Verde and Burkina Faso

Gerli Lantzberg, Burggen
Since 1975 consultant for GTZ, KfW and others.for GTZ, KfW, DWHH, EU Commission in many African countries

Hubert Laverne, Vaucresson, France
Ancien coopérant français au Niger

Dr. Hans Lederle, Abomey/BENIN
Since 1977 - with short interruptions (Burkina Faso and FA degree) - doctor in Benin
. Dr. Hans Lederle, Abomey/BENIN
Since 1977 - with brief interruptions (Burkina Faso and FA degree) - doctor in Benin, with DED, CIM, then practising freely.

Burkhard Leffers, Bad Homburg
Member of the "Development" working group of the BKU
Analysis, strategy for microfinance projects

Harald Leibrecht, Berlin
MdB, deputy. Member of the Bundestag, Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development

Cornelia Loosen, Neuss
with the DED in Benin 1995-1997, in Zimbabwe 1985/1986
former Managing Director, African umbrella organization NAViD e.V.

Heinz Lörch, Schlangenbad
Expert assignments for GTZ and SES in six African countries

Dr. Christian Lorenz, Bonn
Public Finance projects for the World Bank and gtz/giz from 2008-2013 in Africa and Asia

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Menzel, Vechelde
TU Braunschweig, political scientist for development policy

Gerd Meuer, Horben
Studied in Nigeria, radio consultant in Mali (1967-1970); since 1970 reporter on West Africa for ARD, DW, ORF, SRG and others

Gerd Meuer, Horben
Studied in Nigeria, radio consultant in Mali (1967-1970); since 1970 reporter on West Africa for ARD, DW, ORF,SRG and others.etc. as well as for newspapers and magazines; lecturer for journalism in West Africa on behalf of the Goethe-Institut

Dr. Reinhold Meyer, St. Augustin
Deutsche Welle, Head of Africa/Middle East 1977-2005
Lecturer in African Studies, University of Cologne

Dr. Wolf-Eckart Meyhoeffer, Bonn
Work and study visits to East Africa
Former. Head of Development Policy Division, Federal Press Office
Senior Advisor DWHH

Carsten Mohr, Neuss
Berlin Entrepreneur Initiative "New Paths with Africa"

Benno Nagel, Remagen
Activities at the embassies in Khartoum, Kigali, Lilongwe, Nouakchott, Conakry

Hans Niehaus , Bad Schwartau
1992-1996 teacher at the German School Johannesburg

Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Dresden
former. PhD student, University of Dresden; Coordinator of a partnership project with Burkina Faso

Eva Peteler, Würzburg
engaged in the FOSTER project (Fransalian Organization for Social Transformation, Education, and Renewal) in Tanzania

Helmut Piegeler, Saarbrücken
1982-1985 German Embassy Cairo
1995-1997 Rwanda Department, Federal Foreign Office

Ansgar Pieper, Cologne
2006/2007 Director of the "Guesthouse Westlands" in Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Dieter Plöthner, Hademstorf
1992-1995 BGR consultant in the Groundwater Department of the Dept. Water Affairs in Windhoek/Namibia

Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Quack, Trier
"Tourism and Development in Developing Countries"

Wolfgang Rees, Königswinter
19 years at the BMZ, focus on "Africa"
11 years as GTZ advisor in Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger

Hans-Peter Repnik, Radolfzell
1989-1994 Parl. State Secretary at the BMZ
Member of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank

Prof. Dr. med. Peter Richter, Ulm
1970-72 Development worker in Dahomey/Benin; 93-08 Lectures there; several projects

Harmut O. Ries, Oberursel
1968-1970 Consultant, Ministry of Planning Mogadishu, Somalia
1970-1985 BfE/GTZ project manager and others in Ethiopia

Hans Albert Riskalla, Bremen
GTZ project manager (privatization of road maintenance) in Cameroon 1997-2001

Klaus Rommerskirchen, Wachtberg
ZDF correspondent for Southern Africa 1986 - 1992
Travels to West African countries

Hans-Jürgen Schlamp, Brussels
EU correspondent for SPIEGELS
previously responsible for development policy there for a long time

Dr. Ingeborg Schneider, Würzburg
supports educational project "FOSTER" in Tabora, Tanzania

Dr. Martin Schneiderfritz, Natitingou, Benin
Since 1978 GTZ employee abroad, most recently (1994-2002) advisor in the Beninese Ministry of the Interior, jointly responsible for the "Projet Bénino-Franco-Allemand d'Appui à la Décentralisation-Déconcentration"
since 2002 resident in Natitingou

Lothar Schneider, Meckenheim
1959-1969 and 1975-1980 worked in German embassies in Senegal, Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, Madagascar, Ethiopia

Hans-Albrecht Max Schraepler, Bonn
former. Ambassador to Mali, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia

Dr. Jürgen Schultze, Kiel
Radiologist and radiotherapist
IAEA mission in North Africa

Gaétan Sebudandi, Cologne
Teacher of broadcast journalism in Cologne, Mali and Guinea
Reporter on development policy

Dr. Dieter Simon, Bonn
Ambassador to Sudan 1987-1990 and Togo 1996-2000

Ralph Sina, Bethesda, MD (USA)
ARD radio correspondent for Central and East Africa 1998-2003

Peter Sohr, Ratzeburg
Managing Director "Weltfriedensdienst" 1967-1986
DED Country Representative in Niger 1986-1991
Program Director German Adult Education Association (DVV) in Uganda 1991-1996

Manfred Sollich, Cologne
Since 1968 active in church development work
1983-2000 Managing Director, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklungshilfe (AGEH)

Gunnar Sturm, Weil a. Rh.
Founding member Alliance-Afrique-Europe e.V.

Veye Tatah, Dortmund
Editor-in-chief of the magazine "Africa Positive

Dr. Berthold Thielicke, Hamburg
Vocational training projects in Mali, Niger and Cameroon

Thilo Thielke, Bangkok
SPIEGEL correspondent in Nairobi 2003-2008

Hans-Wilhelm Verbeek, Bonn
Min.Councillor at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
there concerned with multilateral trade policy (WTO, Doha Round), with particular importance for Africa's development

Bernhard Vester, Meerbusch
Participant in the Exposure and Dialogue Program "Microfinance Uganda 2005"

Bernhard Vester, Mainz
Member of the Board of the Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs
Corporate consultant, including change management for microfinance in Uganda

Dr. Erich Vogt, Washington, D.C.
American University, lecturer in development cooperation and environmental policy
formerly World Bank, Dept. "Foreign Relations"

Dr. Ludger Volmer, Berlin
1985-2005 Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the Committees on Development and Foreign Affairs
Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office

Dr. Tom Weingärtner, Brussels
Former UNDP employee in Mauritania

Rudolf Welter, Hungen
28 years GTZ employee in Germany and abroad
5 years consultant for vocational training and business development in Egypt and Ethiopia

Jörn Wiertz, Düsseldorf
Initiator, Global Marshall Plan Initiative, Düsseldorf
Initiator, Ecosocial Forum in Germany
Collaboration in the One World Forum Düsseldorf

Torben Winter, Gedern
2010/2011 weltwärts volunteer with the DED in Ghana

Dr. Rolf-Rüdiger Zirpel, Berlin
1998-2002 German Ambassador to Mozambique and Swaziland