Journalists Who Cover African cinema

Egungwu Chukwuka Benjamin

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Egungwu Chukwụka Benjamin is a distinguished Nigerian journalist, born on March 4th, with roots in Enugu State from his father's side and Anambra State from his mother's.

A Mass Communication graduate with National Diploma from Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade Ogun State and Higher National Diploma ...

Melissa Chemam

Paris, France

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*Journalist, reporter working for radio, TV, digital media and print magazines. 
Also a writer and podcast producer.
Working from France, the UK and parts of Africa, focusing on the Global South and global majority.
I cover international & humanitarian news, as well as cultural events.

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Phil Clarke Hill

London, United Kingdom

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Phil Clarke Hill is a documentary director, video and photo journalist. In his ten year career he has worked across five continents, shooting and directing many independent projects and commissioned stories.

His specialist subjects are environment / agriculture, sustainability, activism and ...

Clémence Desjardins

Paris, France

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Clémence Desjardins is a French freelance journalist based in Paris, specializing in culture, politics, gender, and social issues across France and Europe. Her work focuses on thoughtful, human-centered stories for independent magazines, digital media platforms, and editorial projects across France ...

Sophie Douce

Paris, France

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Sophie Douce is a French freelance journalist. She has been reporting in West Africa for 8 years. She previously worked as a correspondent in Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal. She writes stories, produces radio broadcasts and podcasts. 

Her work has been published in several international media, ...

Sabrina Fearon-Melville

London, United Kingdom

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Sabrina Fearon-Melville is an arts and culture journalist based in London, United Kingdom.

She completed an undergraduate degree in International Relations at Coventry University. Her final dissertation was in Anti-Human Trafficking Policies across the UK and the Caribbean as she is passionate ...

Greg Flakus

Houston, United States of America

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Greg Flakus is a journalist based in Houston, United States of America. He retired from a long career at the Voice of America (VOA) in 2017 and has since made short films and shot video for clients. He also continues to write and do voiceover work.

Sema Fonkem

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Sema Fonkem is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

Fonkem's career began as an intern transcriber at the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 2012, and he has been practicing uninterruptedly ever since. 

Fonkem has written about 189 articles across a variety of ...

Sasha Gankin

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Sasha Gankin is a journalist based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso covering Sahel - including Niger, Mali and Sénégal 

Born and grew up in Moscou, Soviet Union

Studied at TU Berlin Wirtschaftsmathematik 1989 -1993

1994  Started and trained at SFB Multikulti , Berlin 

BBC World Service ...

Ihsaan Haffejee

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Ihsaan Haffejee is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a focus on visual journalism using photography and video to document stories from South Africa.

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, ...

Adama Kone

Bamako, Mali

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Adama Kone is a journalist based in Bamako, Mali.

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 ...

Marta Moreiras

Dakar, Senegal

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I am a documentary photographer, visual journalist and filmmaker based in Dakar, Senegal, where I have lived and worked since 2015. My reporting explores the intersection of social justice, gender, migration, cultural heritage and collective memory across West Africa, combining photography, writing ...

Chika Oduah

Dakar, Senegal

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I am an multimedia journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. I have 20 years of experience as a journalist, working in radio, television, newspaper and online platforms. My reportage coverage focuses on current affairs, culture and history across Africa.

Jean Mineur Ondo

Franceville, Gabon

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Jean Mineur Ondo, journaliste basé à Franceville, Gabon a fait ses preuves au Cameroun dans les radios communautaires (Glory Fm...) et dans la presse écrite (Les Minorités...) puis cybernetique (Lebledparle, Vitrine du Cameroun).
Polyvalent, il sait pouvoir s'adapter sur le terrain et aller à fond ...

Elimane Sembene

Casablanca, Morocco

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Elimane Sembene is a journalist based in Casablanca, Morocco.

Vicky Stark

Cape Town, South Africa

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Vicky Stark is a journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She currently works as a freelance multimedia reporter for Voice of America TV, radio and online. She is also the producer of the award-winning Weekend Breakfast Show on Cape Talk radio. Prior to this, she worked behind the scenes in ...

Roberto Valussi

Verona, Italy

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Roberto Valussi is a multimedia journalist and videographer mainly focusing on West African politics, energy and social affairs. After spending seven years in West Africa (mainly swinging between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana), he relocated to Italy in late 2021. 

Born and raised in Italy, he has also ...

Henry Wilkins

London, United Kingdom

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Henry Wilkins is a multimedia journalist and investigator with over a decade of experience covering political and security developments across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. His work has appeared in outlets including The Economist, The Associated Press, Reuters and The Washington Post, and he ...