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The 77 Percent

Edith Kimani

Edith Kimani is a young African journalist with 10 years experience. In 2015, she joined DW as the East Africa correspondent and host of DW's Eco@Africa.

DW The 77 Percent Moderatorin Edith Kimani (Artikelbild)

Two years later, she moved to Berlin where she worked as a reporter and News anchor.With a passion for environmental issues, she has moderated two DW debates at the World Economic Forum for Africa on renewable energy. Edith has also hosted a number of high level discussions including the Global Media forum as well as the G20 compact for Africa meeting with several heads of state. She is a self confessed lover of elephants and curious to discover the vast continent of Africa which she is traversing through the 77 percent show.

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