{"id":17130,"date":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/new-german-envoy-visits-iita\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:07:10","slug":"new-german-envoy-visits-iita","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/new-german-envoy-visits-iita\/","title":{"rendered":"New German envoy visits IITA"},"content":{"rendered":"The new Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Mr Bernhard Schlagheck, accompanied by Mr Manuel Mueller, Deputy Director, West Africa Department, were in IITA recently to learn about IITA\u2019s work and explore potential collaboration.\n<div id=\"attachment_1530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC1179.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1530\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC1179.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DDG Kenton Dashiell briefs the German Ambassador on IITA\u2019s projects and activities.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1530\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DDG Kenton Dashiell briefs the German\u00a0Ambassador on IITA\u2019s projects and activities.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nHe was warmly welcomed by DDG Kenton Dashiell, Partnerships for Delivery.\u00a0 The new German envoy was very much interested in IITA\u2019s work and how the Institute\u2019s research efforts and interventions were being used by policymakers in partner countries. 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