Ruud Elmendorp
@ruudelmendorp.bsky.social
The Africa correspondent for the Dutch Telegraaf and an awarded video journalist for international media houses. Focused on #climate #extremism #minerals #energy #geopolitics
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volgens Yale is wat nu gebeurt in Sudan ‘de meest nauwkeurig voorspelde massamoord in de menselijke geschiedenis.’
hoe zit dat? wat is de rol van de Emiraten in dit verhaal?
en wat hebben Formule 1 en influencers hiermee te maken?
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hoe zit dat? wat is de rol van de Emiraten in dit verhaal?
en wat hebben Formule 1 en influencers hiermee te maken?
nieuwe RADIO BOOS:
🎧: bit.ly/radioboos51
🖥️: bit.ly/radioboos51yt
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
volgens Yale is wat nu gebeurt in Sudan ‘de meest nauwkeurig voorspelde massamoord in de menselijke geschiedenis.’
hoe zit dat? wat is de rol van de Emiraten in dit verhaal?
en wat hebben Formule 1 en influencers hiermee te maken?
nieuwe RADIO BOOS:
🎧: bit.ly/radioboos51
🖥️: bit.ly/radioboos51yt
hoe zit dat? wat is de rol van de Emiraten in dit verhaal?
en wat hebben Formule 1 en influencers hiermee te maken?
nieuwe RADIO BOOS:
🎧: bit.ly/radioboos51
🖥️: bit.ly/radioboos51yt
The Netherlands may be small, but when it comes to global challenges, they show up. Today in De Telegraaf, I report from Nairobi on the Dutch push at UNEA-7 to revive the stalled plastic treaty negotiations. Just like in football, the Dutch are in the game #UNEA7 #environment #climate #plastic
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Netherlands may be small, but when it comes to global challenges, they show up. Today in De Telegraaf, I report from Nairobi on the Dutch push at UNEA-7 to revive the stalled plastic treaty negotiations. Just like in football, the Dutch are in the game #UNEA7 #environment #climate #plastic
"The Israeli bombardments on water installations in Iran have contributed to a higher C02-emission in our country." Iran delegate in its statement during UNEA7. International conferences are often a platform for statements outside the topic, which is climate #iran #israel #climate #UNEA7 #Nairobi
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Delegates of member states getting ready for national statements. Sometimes countries use this opportunity to make political statements not related to the conference in this moment of international attention #UNEA7 #Nairobi #Environment
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Delegates of member states getting ready for national statements. Sometimes countries use this opportunity to make political statements not related to the conference in this moment of international attention #UNEA7 #Nairobi #Environment
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As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate globally, one thing is clear: fragmented politics will not fix a fractured planet.
And why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet.
I explain more in my #UNEA7 op-ed: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... @unep.org
And why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet.
I explain more in my #UNEA7 op-ed: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... @unep.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate globally, one thing is clear: fragmented politics will not fix a fractured planet.
And why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet.
I explain more in my #UNEA7 op-ed: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... @unep.org
And why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet.
I explain more in my #UNEA7 op-ed: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... @unep.org
Across Africa new gas extraction projects bring revenue but also forced evictions, shattered communities, and deadly clashes. It’s a dilemma that European buyers cannot ignore: climate policy is no longer about carbon, it’s about people
#AfricaGas #EnergyTransition #ClimateJustice #GreenDilemma
#AfricaGas #EnergyTransition #ClimateJustice #GreenDilemma
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Across Africa new gas extraction projects bring revenue but also forced evictions, shattered communities, and deadly clashes. It’s a dilemma that European buyers cannot ignore: climate policy is no longer about carbon, it’s about people
#AfricaGas #EnergyTransition #ClimateJustice #GreenDilemma
#AfricaGas #EnergyTransition #ClimateJustice #GreenDilemma
Rwanda’s skies are buzzing with drones. The US Zipline network, delivering donor blood and medical supplies in Rwanda and 4 other African countries, is getting $150 million to scale of the America First Global Health programme, my story with pros and cons
#GlobalHealth #Africa #Zipline #Geopolitics
#GlobalHealth #Africa #Zipline #Geopolitics
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Rwanda’s skies are buzzing with drones. The US Zipline network, delivering donor blood and medical supplies in Rwanda and 4 other African countries, is getting $150 million to scale of the America First Global Health programme, my story with pros and cons
#GlobalHealth #Africa #Zipline #Geopolitics
#GlobalHealth #Africa #Zipline #Geopolitics
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Le Capitain kicks arse, yes, especially neo colonial arses.👍🏼
But he kicks his people too.👎🏼
For all the money goes to the army, the biggest employer in Burkina. The population has to kowtow for the army. And the capital is barricaded like a front line bunker, since 2015…
But he kicks his people too.👎🏼
For all the money goes to the army, the biggest employer in Burkina. The population has to kowtow for the army. And the capital is barricaded like a front line bunker, since 2015…
Transitional president Captain Ibrahim Traore from Burkina Faso is so popular that he is prided on Kenya's iconic matatu buses #traore #IbrahimTraore #burkinafaso #nairobi #MatatuCulture
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Le Capitain kicks arse, yes, especially neo colonial arses.👍🏼
But he kicks his people too.👎🏼
For all the money goes to the army, the biggest employer in Burkina. The population has to kowtow for the army. And the capital is barricaded like a front line bunker, since 2015…
But he kicks his people too.👎🏼
For all the money goes to the army, the biggest employer in Burkina. The population has to kowtow for the army. And the capital is barricaded like a front line bunker, since 2015…
Transitional president Captain Ibrahim Traore from Burkina Faso is so popular that he is prided on Kenya's iconic matatu buses #traore #IbrahimTraore #burkinafaso #nairobi #MatatuCulture
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Transitional president Captain Ibrahim Traore from Burkina Faso is so popular that he is prided on Kenya's iconic matatu buses #traore #IbrahimTraore #burkinafaso #nairobi #MatatuCulture
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I know en nog dichterbij is dit ook al aan de gang bij de Caribische Eilanden van het Koninkrijk.
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I know en nog dichterbij is dit ook al aan de gang bij de Caribische Eilanden van het Koninkrijk.
🌴✨ Sometimes you need a moment of pure beauty to balance the stories of hardship and despair. Welcome to the Seychelles — where turquoise waters, lush islands, and golden sunsets remind us that paradise still exists. ✨🌴
#SeychellesMagic #IslandEscape #NatureHeals #TropicalVibes #JournalistOnTheRoad
#SeychellesMagic #IslandEscape #NatureHeals #TropicalVibes #JournalistOnTheRoad
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🌴✨ Sometimes you need a moment of pure beauty to balance the stories of hardship and despair. Welcome to the Seychelles — where turquoise waters, lush islands, and golden sunsets remind us that paradise still exists. ✨🌴
#SeychellesMagic #IslandEscape #NatureHeals #TropicalVibes #JournalistOnTheRoad
#SeychellesMagic #IslandEscape #NatureHeals #TropicalVibes #JournalistOnTheRoad
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Ook @telegraaf.nl komt er achter dat zorg voor het klimaat geen hoax of hysterie is maar bitter noodzakelijk: om verdere opwarming tegen te gaan én om de al reeds merkbare impact van klimaatverandering te mitigeren.
Indringende rapportage over de Seychellen door @ruudelmendorp.bsky.social
Indringende rapportage over de Seychellen door @ruudelmendorp.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ook @telegraaf.nl komt er achter dat zorg voor het klimaat geen hoax of hysterie is maar bitter noodzakelijk: om verdere opwarming tegen te gaan én om de al reeds merkbare impact van klimaatverandering te mitigeren.
Indringende rapportage over de Seychellen door @ruudelmendorp.bsky.social
Indringende rapportage over de Seychellen door @ruudelmendorp.bsky.social
Today is 30 years ago that Nigerian activist Ken Saro Wiwa was executed by the then Nigerian regime. Here is my documentary about Ken Saro Wiwa youtu.be/FcJIaSw8-98?...
Faces Of Africa Ken Saro-Wiwa: All For My People
YouTube video by CGTN Africa
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today is 30 years ago that Nigerian activist Ken Saro Wiwa was executed by the then Nigerian regime. Here is my documentary about Ken Saro Wiwa youtu.be/FcJIaSw8-98?...
My story for De Telegraaf: Seychelles, once paradise, now scarred by climate change. Rising seas erode beaches, coral reefs bleach, marine life fades. Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, the islands plead for climate funds — they didn’t cause this crisis. #ClimateChange #Seychelles
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My story for De Telegraaf: Seychelles, once paradise, now scarred by climate change. Rising seas erode beaches, coral reefs bleach, marine life fades. Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, the islands plead for climate funds — they didn’t cause this crisis. #ClimateChange #Seychelles
Have added AI video to my storytelling toolbox. Am amazed to see its potential. Feeling that I am only scratching the surface #TikTok vt.tiktok.com/ZSUqLwEhv/ #AI #Storytelling
TikTok - Make Your Day
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October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Have added AI video to my storytelling toolbox. Am amazed to see its potential. Feeling that I am only scratching the surface #TikTok vt.tiktok.com/ZSUqLwEhv/ #AI #Storytelling
As foreign tourists, we book our hikes on Table Mountain online and marvel at the views. But listen to local voices in Cape Town, and a different image emerges—one of robberies, fires, and fragile ecosystems. My story in De Telegraaf #tablemountain #CapeTown #SouthAfrica
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As foreign tourists, we book our hikes on Table Mountain online and marvel at the views. But listen to local voices in Cape Town, and a different image emerges—one of robberies, fires, and fragile ecosystems. My story in De Telegraaf #tablemountain #CapeTown #SouthAfrica
Just published a new article about one of the most surreal turns in Dutch migration policy: a proposal to deport asylum seekers to Uganda — yes, Uganda. #uganda #migrants #netherlands
October 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Just published a new article about one of the most surreal turns in Dutch migration policy: a proposal to deport asylum seekers to Uganda — yes, Uganda. #uganda #migrants #netherlands
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Hello, reporters, writers and commentators covering AI. I'm commissioning pieces for Transformer and I would love to hear from you! Feel free to send (brief) pitches to [email protected]. And if you're covering the beat and want to chat through what we're interested in, drop me a line!
July 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hello, reporters, writers and commentators covering AI. I'm commissioning pieces for Transformer and I would love to hear from you! Feel free to send (brief) pitches to [email protected]. And if you're covering the beat and want to chat through what we're interested in, drop me a line!
Just published in De Telegraaf: my article on 'Blood Beans', an investigation by Africa Uncensored into cocoa smuggling at the DR Congo–Uganda border. The report reveals how armed groups profit from illicit cocoa trade to fund violence
Read the report here: africauncensored.online/.../blood-be...
Read the report here: africauncensored.online/.../blood-be...
August 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Just published in De Telegraaf: my article on 'Blood Beans', an investigation by Africa Uncensored into cocoa smuggling at the DR Congo–Uganda border. The report reveals how armed groups profit from illicit cocoa trade to fund violence
Read the report here: africauncensored.online/.../blood-be...
Read the report here: africauncensored.online/.../blood-be...
Today in De Telegraaf, my report on a new migration route from Eritrea, through Tanzania and the Comoros, to the French island of Mayotte. In fragile wooden boats, across an ocean, people travel thousands of kilometers with only hope. #Eritrea #Migration #Comoros
July 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Today in De Telegraaf, my report on a new migration route from Eritrea, through Tanzania and the Comoros, to the French island of Mayotte. In fragile wooden boats, across an ocean, people travel thousands of kilometers with only hope. #Eritrea #Migration #Comoros
Reporting on the protests in Kenya, and meanwhile my story about the outrageous security industry in South Africa is published #Telegraaf #SouthAfrica #Insecurity
July 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Reporting on the protests in Kenya, and meanwhile my story about the outrageous security industry in South Africa is published #Telegraaf #SouthAfrica #Insecurity
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Kenia… ook zo’n ‘ontwikkelingsland’ waar de ngo bedrijfstak 50 jaar lang miljarden heeft gepompt in de marketing van ngo’s…
Kenia zèlf werd er duidelijk niet beter van. En dát was ook nooit de bedoéling van marketing fondsenwerving in Europa over de ruggen van Afrikanen… #colonial #whitewash
Kenia zèlf werd er duidelijk niet beter van. En dát was ook nooit de bedoéling van marketing fondsenwerving in Europa over de ruggen van Afrikanen… #colonial #whitewash
June 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Kenia… ook zo’n ‘ontwikkelingsland’ waar de ngo bedrijfstak 50 jaar lang miljarden heeft gepompt in de marketing van ngo’s…
Kenia zèlf werd er duidelijk niet beter van. En dát was ook nooit de bedoéling van marketing fondsenwerving in Europa over de ruggen van Afrikanen… #colonial #whitewash
Kenia zèlf werd er duidelijk niet beter van. En dát was ook nooit de bedoéling van marketing fondsenwerving in Europa over de ruggen van Afrikanen… #colonial #whitewash
Sixteen death and hundreds of wounded, the sad result of yesterday's one year anniversary of the youth protests last year that claimed sixty lives. Then on top of all three TV-channels were taken off air. Great to see how the youth continued the coverage on Tik Tok #kenya #protests #youth #GenZ
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM