Journalists Who Cover African geopolitics

Nalova Akua

Yaounde, Cameroon

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Nalova Akua is 2022 winner of the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. The award which honours up-and-coming journalists in Africa who strive to strengthen people's voices and improve their well-being came with a reporting grant and a two-week internship at The Economist ...

Richard Ali

Abuja, Nigeria

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Richard Ali, a columnist at Daily Nigerian, specializes in internal security, literature and the arts, travel writing, and Africa. A lawyer, novelist, and poet, he’s also an accomplished editor and arts administrator.

Clea Broadhurst

Paris, France

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Clea Broadhurst is a journalist based in Paris, France.

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William Clowes

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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William Clowes is a journalist based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has written for Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Quartz Africa, Roads & Kingdoms, Slate Magazine, African Arguments, Mail & Guardian, and various other publications. He is also Voice of America's radio correspondent ...

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 ...

Aida Grovestins

Dakar, Senegal

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I am a freelance multimedia journalist and filmmaker with an eye for news and a special focus on Africa and Europe. I am based in Dakar, Senegal, from where I cover mainly West-Africa. I am skilled in producing, reporting, filming, writing and editing. I can make audio and video for broadcast or ...

Abu Huraira

Lahore, Pakistan

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I am a journalist at The News International, specializing in tracking and analyzing social media trends to uncover the narratives shaping public discourse. With a background in International Relations and Development Communication, I bring both analytical depth and storytelling skills to the fast-...

Eric Kasongo

Cape Town, South Africa

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I am a seasoned bilingual journalist and strategic researcher specialising in political economy, business intelligence, data-driven market analysis and regional investment across Central and Southern Africa, with particular expertise in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Zambia....

Robert Kodingo

Nairobi, Kenya

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Margaret Atwood once wrote, 'A word after a word after a word is power.' I live and work by this truth, blending over a decade of expertise in mass communications, journalism, strategic communications, international affairs, sustainability, market systems development, and peace and security. My ...

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 ...

Roland Marchal

Paris, France

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Roland Marchal is senior research fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), based at the Center for International Researches (CERI/Sciences-Po, Paris, website: ****). He was the chief editor of the French academic quarterly, Politique africaine (website: www.politique-africaine....

Niranjan Marjani

Vadodara, India

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Niranjan Marjani is a journalist based in Vadodara, India.

Michael Masrie

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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I am an award-winning Ethiopian journalist, analyst, and author with over a decade of experience at the intersection of journalism, diplomacy, and international affairs. As a seasoned correspondent and contributor, I specialize in political economy, geopolitics, and global governance, offering ...

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 ...

Wellington Muzengeza

Nairobi, Kenya

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I am an independent journalist and political-risk analyst specialising in African digital sovereignty, strategic infrastructure and critical minerals. I am the founder of Built Africa, a Research Fellow at the Africa Centre for Critical Minerals and Energy Transition (ACCET), and author of The ...

Faustine Ngila

Nairobi, Kenya

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Faustine Ngila is Africa's top tech journalist. He's a renowned global technology editor and reporter based in Nairobi.  
He has reported widely on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, covering emerging technologies and innovations around the world.  
He writes in the US, UK, China and Africa. His ...

George Philipas

Johannesburg, South Africa

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George Philipas is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Currently traveling through Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and DRC between September 2023 - March 2024.

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Upon completion of a postgraduate diploma in Photojournalism at the London College of Printing (...

Raul Pires

Lisbon, Portugal

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Raul Pires is a journalist based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Tanbirul Miraj Ripon

Chattogram, Bangladesh

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Tanbirul Miraj Ripon is a Bangladeshi independent journalist and film producer who has worked with AFP, The Economist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, CNN, The New Humanitarian, NBC, EPA, and at least five others.
 
He regularly covers Rohingya Refugees, Conflict, Politics, Human Rights, ...

Mustapha Tossa

Paris, France

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Mustapha Tossa is a journalist based in Paris, France.

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Mustapha Tossa est un journaliste franco-marocain né à Marrakech au Maroc le 28 mai 1963.

Il est diplômé de l’Institut supérieur de journalisme à Rabat1 promotion ...

Sam Wakhakha

Kampala, Uganda

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SAM WAKHAKHA is a journalist based in Kampala, Uganda with interest and passion in the science research, health, agriculture and science beats. I hold a bachelor of mass communication degree from Uganda Christian University, having graduated in 2009 I have 13 years' experience in covering these ...

Brian Yatich

Nairobi, Kenya

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Brian Yatich is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.