Birte Mensing is a freelance multimedia-journalist based in Nairobi.

She is working for German media houses, reporting from West, Central and East Africa. She is interested in stories of people, who are fighting for their visions, to make the world a better place.

Birte Mensing

Basic information

Name
Birte Mensing
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Africa, migration
Country
Kenya
City
Nairobi
Twitter
@mensbirte
Links

Supported projects

Pesticides: Poison for sale

  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Healthcare

BERLIN/NAIROBI - Why and how dangerous pesticide products produced in the EU — and Germany in particular — are continued to be sold in other countries? The investigation looks at how agrochemical companies try to maintain an unregulated pesticide market, despite tightening regulations in Europe. 

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