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 ...

Alhousseini Alhadji

Timbuktu, Mali

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Alhousseini Alhadji is a journalist, director of Jamana radio in Timbuktu, also regional coordinator of URTEL. He entered this radio station since 2003 just after graduating from his DEF with the children's show he hosted and continues to host today.
Since 2005 when he did his first training in ...

Adrian Blomfield

Nairobi, Kenya

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Adrian Blomfield is available for comment and analysis on developments in eastern, central and the horn of Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. Over the past 16 years he has been based in Nairobi, Baghdad, Moscow and Jerusalem. Adrian held the following positions over that time:

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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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David Dembele

Bamako, Mali

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DAVID DEMBELE is a journalist and trainer based in Bamako, Mali.

Alou Diawara

Bamako, Mali

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Alou Diawara is a journalist based in Bamako, Mali.

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, ...

Yacouba Dramé

Mopti, Mali

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Yacouba Dramé is a seven years experience journalist based in Mopti, Mali. I have worked for many fact-checking organizations in Africa such as PesaCheck, Africa Check, BenbereVerif and Mopti Check.

Dominic Dudley

London, United Kingdom

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I am a London-based writer with extensive experience of writing and editing copy on politics, economics and business. My articles have appeared in many of the world's leading current affairs publications and websites, including The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Foreign Policy, Quartz, ...

Alex Duval Smith

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Alex Duval Smith is now in Dakar, Senegal. She is working for the BBC but happy to provide advice. 
 She is one of the most experienced journalists covering Africa, having reported from most countries on the continent in the past 15 years.

Ruth Esther

Baltimore, United States of America

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Ruth Esther Namatovu is a journalist who combines international affairs, public policy analysis, and peace and security expertise. She brings over 20 years of experience in journalism, research, and strategic communication, with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and the Great Lakes region.

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Salym Fayad

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Salym Fayad is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographer, videographer and reporter from Bogota, Colombia, working as a Sub-Saharan Africa correspondent since 2008, focused on cultural and social issues. Cultural promoter focused on South-South cultural and artistic exchange ...

Patricia Huon

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Patricia Huon is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Tom Joyner

London, United Kingdom

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I’m a multi-award-winning visual journalist based in London. I pitch, produce, shoot, report and edit video and photo-led stories from across the globe.

I'm available for freelance work as a camera operator or video journalist. I have extensive hostile environment experience, am a native English ...

Karl Kahler

Tilaran, Costa Rica

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Hola! I'm a professional writer, editor and translator with 30 years of experience in journalism. I spent 25 years working at California's Pulitzer Prize-winning San Jose Mercury News, where I started as a copy editor and departed as national editor. I spent two years as travel editor of Costa Rica'...

Naveena Kottoor

Nairobi, Kenya

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Multimedia journalist based in Nairobi. Used to covering breaking news, working to tight deadlines and producing interesting features. Contributing to ARD, SRF, Monocle, also BBC, NPR, The Economist, Deutsche Welle and Monocle. I work across all platforms and file text, radio, video and stills. I ...

Ruth Maclean

Dakar, Senegal

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I am the Guardian's West Africa correspondent, based in Dakar. Previously I was The Times's correspondent in South Africa and Mexico. I can make audio and video for broadcast or the web to a very high standard. I also shoot my own photographs. I have an extensive knowledge of the region and good ...

Tidiani Ouedraogo

Koro, Mali

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Tidiani Ouedraogo is a journalist based in Koro, Mali.

Christelle Pire

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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I am a free-lance journalist based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, since November 2019. I am currently working for TV5 Monde and VOA. Between 2017 and 2019, I spent 3 years covering Mali for France 24, Radio France, Medi1 Radio or Libération.

James Reinl

New York, United States of America

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An award-winning multimedia correspondent who has reported from North America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and his native Britain for more than a decade. Strong editorial judgment and leadership skills with the ability to grasp and distill complex issues with ease and lead digital and broadcast ...

Annie Risemberg

Bamako, Mali

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I am a freelance journalist based in Bamako, Mali since 2018. I studied fine art photography in college, primarily working in documentary photography, and began work as a photojournalist in 2016. I was trained in video journalism in 2020. I have been primarily working as a radio and text journalist ...

Sumner Shagari Sambo

Abuja, Nigeria

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Sumner Shagari Sambo is a journalist based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Sumner has always been passionate about television news journalism, working especially with start-ups to rejuvenate broadcasting across Nigeria and Africa. He recently joined one of Africa's newest and promising channels, News Central ...

Georges Ibrahim Tounkara

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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Georges Ibrahim Tounkara is a journalist based in Abidjan, Région des lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire. He worked for Deutsche Welle during 6 years in Germany. He worked also for Radio Côte d'ivoire. Freelance now. He speak well french and spanish, little english und german