Archiving the testimonies of the survivors of the Mediterranean

This podcast series has been made possible through the generous funding of Wikimedia Deutschland as part of re·shape – A project to support knowledge equity (https://www.wikimedia.de/reshape/en). We are also very grateful to the careful editing of the series by Max Rocco Stroux. The aim of the podcast series is to archive the accounts of the challenging journeys of sub-Saharan Africans, their everyday experiences with bureaucracy and racialisation in Germany as well as to document their resilience. We would like to make the voices of the survivors from sub-Saharan Africa visible as the media only reports on those who have disappeared, and the survivors remain invisible. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Episodes

Thursday Jun 26, 2025

In this episode Jalloh reflects upon his complicated journey from The Gambia to Berlin. He describes in detail the challenges of going to school in his home country and how he came to the decision to leave The Gambia. 
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Monday Jun 23, 2025

This episode describes Muhammed's reflection and memories of Senegambia as well as his life in Berlin as a photographer and filmmaker. He describes the linguistic and ethnic diversity of region and critiques the influence of the colonial languages English and French. 
Many thanks to Reshape Wikimedia for the funding of this podcast. Many thanks to Max Rocco for the careful editing of this episode. 
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Friday Apr 18, 2025

This episode trace Osman's journey to Berlin from Sene-Gambia. He expresses in vivid language some of the difficulties, challenges, and oppressions he experienced throughout his journey. The episode comes with a trigger warning as some of the documentation may cause involuntary recall of previous experiences. The episode ends on a lovely note as Osman finds community in Berlin leading him to become a culinary chef for various community events!
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Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

In this episode Salah speaks about his experience in Libya prior to arriving in Berlin. He also describes some of his activism at Oranienplatz in Berlin. 
Many thank to Reshape Wikimedia for the funding of this podcast. Many thanks to Max Rocco for the careful editing of this episode as well. 
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Saturday Feb 08, 2025

In this episode, Suleyman opens up about his journey, dreams, and aspirations since leaving The Gambia, offering a glimpse into his life and hopes for the future. Suleyman has been residing in Berlin since several years and is a board member of the association, KangKiling e.V. and has been an active participant in the Gambian community in Berlin.
Acknowledgements to Reshape: WikiMedia for their generous funding and to Max Rocco Stroux for his careful editing. 
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Sunday Dec 22, 2024

In this episode Moro who miraculously  survived his challenging journey to Germany from The Gambia and who is German-Gambian relates his experience of the varying temporalities of his life and vision. He has been residing in Berlin since several years and is the co-founder of the association, KangKiling e.V. and has worked as an intercultural mediator since several years. Acknowledgements to Reshape: WikiMedia for their generous funding and to Max Rocco Stroux for his careful editing. 
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