Journalists Who Cover East Africa

Mohamed Ali

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mohamed Ali is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Alessandra Bajec

Istanbul, Turkey

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Alessandra Bajec is an independent journalist with nearly 15 years of experience reporting across the Middle East and North Africa. She has reported from Tunisia, Egypt, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond. Her reporting has appeared in international outlets including The New ...

Yunis Dekow

Garissa, Kenya

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Yunis Dekow is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience in news and media planning, production, management, and distribution for both local and international media. Currently, he serves as the Treasurer of the Crime Journalists Association of Kenya and the Secretary General of ...

Omony Denis

Nwoya, Uganda

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Omony Denis is a news reporter based in Nwoya district, who has covered the Acholi Sub region in Northern Uganda and part of the West Nile region for over 10 years as a professional journalist.
Formerly employed by Daily Monitor publication limited, Radio King FM, Paidha FM, and currently employed ...

Doaa Farid

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Doaa Farid is a Cairo-based journalist covering economy and business since 2013. Farid was a staff business reporter at Egypt's English-language newspaper the Daily News Egypt for three years. In early 2016, Farid was accepted to take part in a Thomson Reuters Foundation programme, named 'Wealth of ...

Damian Gowela

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Damian Gowela is a Tanzanian journalist based in Dar es Salaam. Working as a bilingual journalist for Tanzania Standard Newspapers [TSN] in English at Dailynews and Sundaynews and Kiswahili at HabariLeo.

Hussein Haji

Toronto, Canada

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Hussein Haji is a Somali-Canadian journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

Moses Havyarimana

Bujumbura, Burundi

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Moses Havyarimana is a journalist based in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Ashley Jiang

New York, United States of America

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Ashley Jiang is a journalist based in New York, United States of America.

Justus Kiprono

Eldoret, Kenya

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Justus Kiprono is a Journalist in Kenya. He reports and writes about business, technology, science, immigration, and guides.

He began his career in digital publishing around a decade ago, contributing to platforms like Hivisasa and the Voice of Djibouti, before gaining wider recognition for his ...

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 ...

Irene Mwangi

Nairobi, Kenya

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Irene Mwangi is a multimedia journalist with a background in reporting matters politics, governance, and human interest stories. She has great experience in penning down stories that call for change and transformation in the issues of governance here in Kenya and East Africa.

Mike Nyagwoka

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mike Nyagwoka is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a broadcaster working with the Standard Media Group where he does bilingual news scripts in Swahili and English. 

Mike writes, edits and voices scripts on various subjects but with a bias for political, human interest and climate ...

Wale Odunsi

Dallas, United States of America

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I am an editor and a journalist; 13 years' experience. In addition, advisory services in advertising, media planning, public relations, and research. Skilled in analysis, crisis management, content syndication, fact-checking, and press releases.

Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu

Accra, Ghana

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Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu is a Ghanaian science journalist, communication consultant, and climate action activist whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, sustainability, public health, and environmental justice. With over a decade of experience across print, television, radio, and digital ...

Jackson Okata

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jackson Okata is a multiple award-winning independent multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jackson specialises in science, health, agriculture, environment, climate change, women and gender, human rights, political and governance, tech and innovation reporting.

He is a 2026 United ...

Brian Otieno

Nairobi, Kenya

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Brian Otieno is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was raised in Kibera, where he documents the everyday realities of ordinary life through his photo project called KiberaStories, which started in 2013. His passion and commitment lie in capturing ...

Taha Sakr

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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Taha Sakr is a journalist based in Cairo Governorate, Egypt.

Taha Sakr is a political affairs journalist / news reporter, born in Saudi Arabia in 1992 who studied media and journalism in English language at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University.

Sakr’s experience extends for ...

Abdikarim Salah

Hargeisa, Somalia

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Abdikarim Saed Salah is a seasoned journalist based in Hargeisa, Somaliland, with extensive experience in television broadcasting and program production, I am also a multimedia journalist who can record videos, edit and create complete content and I also have experience managing social media.
I ...

Richie Santosdiaz

London, United Kingdom

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Richie Santosdiaz is a known international trade and economic development subject matter expert - both as a consultant as well as commentator on this realm in both print and also video (live and pre-recorded). He is bilingual (English and Spanish) and has done 100+ pieces/interviews mainly in the ...

Diana Taremwa Karakire

Kampala, Uganda

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Diana Taremwa Karakire is a freelance journalist based in Kampala, Uganda, and reporting across Africa. She specialises in energy, carbon markets, human rights, investment trends, commodities, infrastructure finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Continent ...

Michael Wandati

Nairobi, Kenya

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Michael Wandati is an accomplished journalist, editor, and media strategist with a keen focus on breaking news, political affairs, and human interest reporting. Michael is dedicated to producing accurate, impactful journalism that informs public debate and reflects the highest standards of ...