Yann Durand is a journalist by profession. He has been working for Deutsche Welle since 1996. The Frenchman with roots in Benin and Togo has served as editor and project manager for the French section of DW’s radio drama project "Learning by Ear / Crime Fighters" since 2008. He studied German and Art at the Ruhr University in Bochum and lives in Germany’s Ruhr area in Northrine Westphalia.