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 #geopolitics Visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruudelmendorp
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
🌴✨ 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
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
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
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
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
China’s advance in African ports is reminiscent of Brecht’s Arturo Ui: not unstoppable by force, but irresistible through habituation.
My story in De Telegraaf #china #africa #africanports
My story in De Telegraaf #china #africa #africanports
June 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
China’s advance in African ports is reminiscent of Brecht’s Arturo Ui: not unstoppable by force, but irresistible through habituation.
My story in De Telegraaf #china #africa #africanports
My story in De Telegraaf #china #africa #africanports
Moving rhinos from the one park in Kenya to the other to prevent overpopulation. My latest story in De Telegraaf. Making these stories are a welcome relief after writing about big crises in Africa #wildlife #conservation #Kenya #rhinos
June 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Moving rhinos from the one park in Kenya to the other to prevent overpopulation. My latest story in De Telegraaf. Making these stories are a welcome relief after writing about big crises in Africa #wildlife #conservation #Kenya #rhinos
Proudly presenting my story in De Telegraaf about the growing and silent entry of Turkey into Somalia, where they now control important parts of the economy. These stories are great to research and to write. Photo is mine #somalia #Turkey #geopolitics #Africa
May 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Proudly presenting my story in De Telegraaf about the growing and silent entry of Turkey into Somalia, where they now control important parts of the economy. These stories are great to research and to write. Photo is mine #somalia #Turkey #geopolitics #Africa
Proudly presenting my story today in De Telegraaf about a day care for children of war in Port Sudan. Photos are mine #portsudan #sudanwar #sudan
April 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Proudly presenting my story today in De Telegraaf about a day care for children of war in Port Sudan. Photos are mine #portsudan #sudanwar #sudan
My story today about the sad two year anniversary of the war in Sudan. Have been covering this tragedy from day one, and recently managed to enter Sudan as the first Dutch journalist. Sudan goes to my heart since I used to live there during the early 2000s #sudanwar #sudan #civilwar
April 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Proudly presenting my first story for the Telegraaf from Sudan, telling about Ramadan during the war that kept the country in a deadly siege since April 2023 #Sudan #Sudanwar #PortSudan #iftar #ramadan
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Proudly presenting my first story for the Telegraaf from Sudan, telling about Ramadan during the war that kept the country in a deadly siege since April 2023 #Sudan #Sudanwar #PortSudan #iftar #ramadan
Iftar in Port Sudan in Sudan, a preview of my stories from the country at war that will be published soon #sudan #portsudan #iftar #sudanwar
March 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Iftar in Port Sudan in Sudan, a preview of my stories from the country at war that will be published soon #sudan #portsudan #iftar #sudanwar
On the way to Port Sudan in Sudan for stories about how people survive during the war that has been raging since April 2023 #portsudan #Sudan #sudanwar
March 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
On the way to Port Sudan in Sudan for stories about how people survive during the war that has been raging since April 2023 #portsudan #Sudan #sudanwar
My story today in De Telegraaf about the forgotten war in Sudan, set against the backlight of the temporal cease-fire in Gaza #Sudan #SudanWar #Gaza #Ceasefire #Telegraaf
January 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
My story today in De Telegraaf about the forgotten war in Sudan, set against the backlight of the temporal cease-fire in Gaza #Sudan #SudanWar #Gaza #Ceasefire #Telegraaf
Proudly presenting my story today in De Telegraaf about a remarkable Dutch initiative in Kenya that restores drylands by simply digging holes #Justdiggit #kenya #droughts #livestock #grassland #telegraaf
January 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Proudly presenting my story today in De Telegraaf about a remarkable Dutch initiative in Kenya that restores drylands by simply digging holes #Justdiggit #kenya #droughts #livestock #grassland #telegraaf
Proudly presenting my story today with beautiful photography by Federico Veronesi about endangered elephants in East Africa wit huge tusks, the so-called Super Tuskers of which a few are remaining and are sought by poachers as trophies #elephants #tusker #endangeredspecies #Telegraaf #EastAfrica
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Proudly presenting my story today with beautiful photography by Federico Veronesi about endangered elephants in East Africa wit huge tusks, the so-called Super Tuskers of which a few are remaining and are sought by poachers as trophies #elephants #tusker #endangeredspecies #Telegraaf #EastAfrica
Travelling South to Johannesburg for stories across the region. Please reach out for yours #travel#SouthAfrica #videojournalist #stories #articles #photography
December 2, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Travelling South to Johannesburg for stories across the region. Please reach out for yours #travel#SouthAfrica #videojournalist #stories #articles #photography