Journalists Who Cover BBC Africa

Allen Giovanni Ai

Milan, Italy

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Allen Giovanni Ai is a journalist based in Milan, Italy.

Samuel Ajala

Enugu, Nigeria

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Samuel Ajala is a journalist based in Enugu, Nigeria.

Manuel Camalata

Luanda, Angola

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Manuel Camalata is an Angolan journalist, residing in Luanda (Angola) with about 10 years of experience, with stints in various bodies between Angolans and foreigners, with emphasis on newspaper, Radio, Magazines and webjournalist.

Amy Fallon

London, United Kingdom

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I am a widely-published and versatile freelance journalist with 15 years' experience currently in London. See **** for work. I am an Australian-Canadian dual citizen who has reported from across Africa, Asia, the UK, and Australia. I have been published with The Sydney Morning Herald, News Deeply, ...

Dawit Gelmo

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Dawit E. Gelmo is a journalist based in, Ethiopia. Gelmo is a graduate of Addis Ababa University School of Journalism and Communication and currently working as stringer for the Voice of America Horn of Africa Service. Previously, he was working from Nairobi Kenya precisely on the migration and ...

Queen John

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Queen John is a journalist based in Lagos Nigeria with over 11 years experience in presentation, reporting and writing. She covers major sports in Nigeria but has a keen interest in basketball which has contributed  a lot to her career and as such traveled around Africa to cover the game of ...

Winnie Kamau

Nairobi, Kenya

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WINNIE KAMAU is a Data journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Sallu Kamuskay

Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Sallu Kamuskay is a Sierra Leonean journalist, digital media producer and development-focused storyteller with over 7 years of experience, committed to amplifying voices from underreported communities and connecting local realities to global conversations.

His reporting focuses on development, ...

Martin-Luther C. King

Accra, Ghana

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Martin-Luther C. King is a journalist, publicist/media consultant and events management expert based in Accra, Ghana.
King is also the convener of the trade policy event, the Ghana Trade Policy Enlightenment Summit for Foreigners, GaTPES, which helps foreign investors in Ghana and government ...

Samindra Kunti

Leuven, Belgium

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Football and investigative journalist based in Leuven, Belgium. Focus on FIFA, the gambling industry and labour rights in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Contributor to Josimar, Forbes, World Soccer and BBC. Author of 'Brazil 1970 - How The Greatest Team Of All Time Won The World Cup', shortlisted for ...

Winifred Lartey

Accra, Ghana

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Winifred Lartey is an Online News Editor, a stringer with Agence France-Presse (AFP) and a Media fixer. She is passionate about human-interest stories.

She travels to collect news - She travels to discover stories. She believes that journalism can’t be done in the comfort of office rooms. She ...

Mwangi Maina

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mwangi Maina is a Multimedia journalist working for KTN News, Kenya's leading 24 Hour TV Channel in Eastern Africa as a Content Producer. I cover topics ranging from Politics, Regional affairs (Africa's Great Lakes Region), Media Freedom, Fake news as well as human interest stories. I also write ...

Ruona Meyer

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Ruona Meyer is an academic researcher, media trainer and journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria and Trier, Germany.
She specialises in multimedia journalism production, project management, curriculum development and consults on the fields of solutions journalism, diversity, equity and inclusion, as ...

Tawanda Mudzonga

Harare, Zimbabwe

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Tawanda Mudzonga is a journalist based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

She specializes in writing features, op-eds and standard reporting. 

She is the host of the Fix Harare Podcast.




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Vincent Munga

Nairobi, Kenya

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Vincent Munga is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His interests are in covering politics, sports, business, gender and women rights, food security and human rights stories. He is also a photographer.

Lungelo Ndhlovu

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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Lungelo Ndhlovu is a multiple-award winning international  journalist based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He specialises in news writing, photography and video production, covering major news, features and local events for various media organisations. He also researches and writes about news stories on ...

Abderrahemane Nejam

Tangier, Morocco

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Abderrahemane Nejam is a content writer and interviewer based in Tangier, Morocco. He conducts professional and casual interviews and then writes them into articles. Thanks to his SEO knowledge and clever writing, his work has been featured internationally and ranked on the first result pages of ...

Emeline Nsingi Nkosi

London, United Kingdom

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Originally hailing from France and DRC, Emeline Nsingi Nkosi grew up in the UK and landed in West Africa in 2016. A freelance presenter and producer, she covers art, fashion, culture and travel. She is recognised for her reporting on the BBC World Service, presenting The BBC Travel Show and travel ...

Oluwashina Okeleji

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Oluwashina “briefly flirted with the dream of becoming a lawyer, before developing his insatiable appetite for sport news”. The face and voice of BBC Sport from Nigeria on radio, television, online since 2004. Contributor: World Soccer Magz, AJE English & others.

Juan Pablo Torrents-Faura

Barcelona, Spain

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Journalist & PR based in Barcelona.
His career has developed in the field of communication, institutional public relations and online marketing.
Media experience as a freelance writer, blogger, communications, protocol manager and corporate events.

2011-actual Torrents PR, Barcelona
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Lynne Wachira

Nairobi, Kenya

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LYNNE WACHIRA is a  Multimedia Sports journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya working for various Sports outlets including a 5 year stint with BBC Sport Africa between Feb 2018 - April 2023.

She is an Enthusiastic Sports journalist totally sold out to everything sports. 

Excellent knowledge of ...

Ian Wafula

London, United Kingdom

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I am a Journalist with 9 years experience currently based in London. I am currently freelancing for Focus on Africa TV on the World Service. 

In 2020 I covered COVID19 on The Breakdown a special BBC Africa Tv show that aired on 32 TV partner stations in 18 countries helping audiences make sense ...

Tony Weaver

Cape Town, South Africa

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Tony Weaver is one of Africa's most widely published photo-journalists, and has an extensive radio and television background as well. In the past 30+ years, he has worked for most of the major South African newspapers, including a two year stint as a Bureau Chief covering the guerrilla wars in ...