University World News journalists and reporters

Maina Waruru

Nairobi, Kenya

View Profile

Maina Waruru is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
With over 15 years experience I specialize in Science, Business and Development news and features writing. I have published widely including with the BBC, The Scientist magazine, University World News, Research Africa,Down to Earth magazine,...

Yumi Jeung

Seoul, South Korea

View Profile

Yumi Jeung is a journalist based in Seoul, South Korea.

Started her work as a journalist in one of the Korean major newspaper, Hankyoreh(hani.co.kr).
Covered education issues as feature stories. 

In the meantime, she nominated as a representative of Korean young correspondents by Finnish ...

Scovian Lillian

Nairobi, Kenya

View Profile

Scovian Lillian is a freelancer writer and a Communications  professional with six years of experience in Journalism and a year of experience in Public Relations based in Nairobi Kenya. She is passionate about Science, Health and Agribusiness and environment. With experience in Journalism and ...

Francis Kokutse

Accra, Ghana

View Profile

Francis Kokutse is a journalist based in Accra, Ghana.

Paul Cochrane

Udine, Italy

View Profile

Paul Cochrane is a freelance journalist based in Udine, Italy. He lived in Beirut, Lebanon from 2002 to 2019, and in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 2019 until 2024.

He has written for over 80 publications worldwide, covering financial crime, business, higher education and skills developments, ...

Ramadhan Rajab

Nairobi, Kenya

View Profile

I am a full time Senior Reporter with The Star newspaper in Nairobi-Kenya, on part-time serving International News Service as a correspondent covering Somalia based in Nairobi. At INS cover speciality business-to-business publications covering sectors – such as the automotive, extractive industry ...

Paul Njie

Buea, Cameroon

View Profile

Paul Njie is a freelance multimedia journalist and fixer, covering local stories for global audiences. He has worked with international media such as TRT WORLD, Al Jazeera, The Globe and Mail, The Christian Science Monitor and University World News.

Paul is highly skilled in news reporting, ...

Reuben Kyama

Nairobi, Kenya

View Profile

Reuben Kyama is a seasoned broadcast and print journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
During his career spanning over 15 years, he has covered developments in Africa for leading media both locally and internationally, including The New York Times, Germany’s Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America (VoA)...

Rachel Brooks

Nashville, United States of America

View Profile

Rachel Brooks is a journalist based in Nashville, United States of America.

Heba Hashem

Coquitlam, Canada

View Profile

Heba Hashem is a seasoned freelance journalist with 18+ years of experience in the media industry, adept in both Arabic and English. Based between Canada and the UAE, she has honed her skills in a variety of sectors, including real estate, logistics, finance, and renewable energy.

Her work, which ...

Samuel Okocha

Ikeja, Nigeria

View Profile

Samuel Okocha is a Nigeria-based multimedia producer, feature writer and independent journalist covering business and economy in Africa’s most populous country.

With over 15 years of experience in broadcast journalism, he began as a news editor with Nigeria’s external radio service, working as a ...

Zachariah Mushawatu

Harare, Zimbabwe

View Profile

Zachariah Mushawatu is a journalist from Zimbabwe who has written for Al Jazeera, The Christian Science Monitor and University World News. His focus is on Southern Africa and he has covered news in Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.