“Afrika kommt!” - An initiative to foster Diversity and Inclusion 

"Afrika kommt!" turns 10 years old in 2018.  Boehringer Ingelheim and nineteen other leading German companies launched the programme to offer training opportunities for young qualified experts and managers from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme's fellows have several years of professional experience and have worked in their home countries partly in senior positions in finance, marketing, or engineering and natural sciences.

The core idea of "Afrika kommt!" is to provide the fellows with the chance to gain insight into the work processes and management methods of German guest companies and acquire new cultural and linguistic knowledge. This knowledge makes the participants not only experts in their home country, but also important experts in economic cooperation with Germany. At the same time, guest companies benefit from the country-specific knowledge of highly motivated young managers, who bring with them new approaches, insights and perspectives.

Interview with Dr. Andreas Neumann  

Dr. Andreas Neumann, member of the Board of Managing Directors and Soeren Frickenschmidt, Head of Recruiting Services tell us why the "Afrika kommt!" initiative is so important.