Ansgar joined Amarante in 2016 and currently serves as Assistant to the France-Europe Director. He previously held the position of Analyst in charge of the Africa Desk at Amarante Risk Intelligence, a subsidiary dedicated to risk analysis.

Ansgar is an experienced political and security analyst for the African continent, focusing particularly on Nigeria, Mali, Burundi and the Central African Republic. He puts his expertise to the service of public institutions (European and governmental) as well as large companies with locations and operations in Africa.

A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the Freie Universität of Berlin, Ansgar is French-German, fluent in five languages (French, English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese) and can read Arabic and Russian.