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Joost Bastmeijer

Africa Correspondent & Photographer
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This is where I post brief updates about my recent work.


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Recent work
The perilous migration journey through the 'Port of Tears' in Djibouti
about a year ago
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Vanilla Island Madagascar Fears for Its Future -- The Bitter Taste of the Trade War

August 07, 2025

Vanilla farmers in Madagascar are worried about Donald Trump's trade war: three-quarters of their vanilla production goes to the US. But the country has been hit with a trade tariff of a whopping 47 percent. "People will choose imitation vanilla."

Read the full reportage story with photos by the great Rijasolo here, on the De Volkskrant website.

Tags: Rijasolo, adagascar, Vanilla, Donald Trump, Trade war, Trade tariffs, Export
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