Henrik Maihack, born 1983, has been head of the Africa Department of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s (FES) International Division since March 2021. He joined FES in 2011 and represented the foundation in Bangladesh, South Sudan, Rwanda and Kenya. Prior to joining FES, he took part in the Postgraduate Training Programme-LAG of the DIE (German Development Institute). His areas of expertise include democracy, urbanization, climate change and peace and security. It was in Kenya that he cooperated with Florian Kampe, SIPRI, to host regional dialogues on climate security.