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Journalist.net has 58 reporters who cover West Africa. Our journalists are already on location, all over the world, and ready to work at a moment's notice. Our top correspondents who cover West Africa are Olivia Acland and Moussa Aksar. Use our journalist directory to find an West Africa member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover West Africa
Olivia Acland is a journalist based in Europe but travelling regularly to West Africa. She works a lot in Sierra Leone - where she lived for 3 years. She also worked as The Economist's correspondent in Central Africa and was based in Goma, in DR Congo for 3 years. She regularly goes back to that ...
English
Italian
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+4
Politics & Government
Services & Production
Investigations
+4
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a day
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Moussa Aksar is a journalist based in Niamey, Niger.
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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I am a radio journalist based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. After a career as a PR officer with various humanitarian organizations (most notably in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Jordan), I switched to radio journalism in 2018. I graduated from my journalism school in Grenoble, France in ...
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Sports
+6
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Igboeli Arinze is an accomplished public affairs analyst and newspaper columnist with over a thousand articles to his credit. He is presently the Managing Editor of Hawkeye Communications, publishers of realpoliticsnigeria.ng, nzogbunzogbu.ng, TTP.ng,.Anambratimes.com and Busybody. He also writes ...
English
Igbo
Yoruba
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+10
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+6
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Ismail Auwal is a journalist based in Kano, Nigeria, I have covered stories across northern for New York Times, Financial Times, UK and other reputable news organizations across the globe.
Hausa
English
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+3
Business & Economy
Technology
Conflict & Security
+3
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Sarah Betancourt is a journalist based in New York, United States of America.
Spanish
Vox Pop
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+7
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Fact-Checking & Verification
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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 ...
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+9
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+1
Jobs Completed 74
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Phoebe Cooke is a freelance journalist based in London.
English
German
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+3
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Science & Medicine
+3
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Sampson David is a journalist based in Monrovia, Liberia. He is a multiple awards winning journalist. • AWARDS AND HONOURS • Union of Liberia (August 9,2019) Humanitarian Reporting Award • Press Union of Liberia (June 9, 2018) County and Social Development Fund best reporter of the year. (...
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Content Writing
+3
Fact-Checking & Verification
Jobs Completed 1
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Paul Ejime is a Global Affairs Analyst and publisher of **** A widely traveled journalist, former War Correspondent and author, he is an independent Consultant on Communications and Media development and Governance Issues, such as peace and security and elections.
French
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Conflict & Security
+7
Usually Responds Within a day
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Katarina Höije is an independent journalist based between West Africa and Scandinavia. She has contributed to outlets such as the New York Times, The Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, VICE, CNN and the BBC. She has filed regularly to France24 and RFI and she is a frequent contributor to Voice ...
Jobs Completed 27
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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MOHAMADOU HOUMFA is a french-speaking journalist based in Washington, United States of America.
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Content Writing
+4
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Health & Wellness
+2
Jobs Completed 40
Job Success Rate 98%
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Nusaiba Ibrahim is a freelance journalist and researcher based in Kano Nigeria. She is also a professional brand manager, a highly decorated content writer and copy editor.
English
Hausa
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+1
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Technology
+6
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a month
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Isaac Kaledzi is an experienced and award winning multi media journalist from Ghana. He has worked for several media brands both in Ghana and on the International scene including DW, VOA, TRT World and Africa Feeds.
Akan
English
Ewe
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+17
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 100%
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Sallu Kamuskay is a Sierra Leonean Freelance Journalist, communication strategist, fixer, blogger, youth organiser, event manager, spokesperson, and public relations expert. His work has been regularly referenced and published by national and international media and public policy institutions. ...
Afrikaans
Documentaries
Fact Checking
Social Issues & Demographics
Fact-Checking & Verification
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
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Moki Edwin Kindzeka is a journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. In addition to his work for VOA, DW, AP and other western media, Moki Edwin Kindzeka is a local TV, radio and online reporter in Yaounde. In the past year, he has written a series of reports on key social issues at home, as well as ...
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+5
Jobs Completed 268
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Francis Kokutse is a journalist based in Accra, Ghana.
English
Risk Analysis
Research
Photography
+2
Politics & Government
Services & Production
Fact-Checking & Verification
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DANIEL LUTAAYA is a journalist based in Kampala,Central Region, Uganda. He has spent over four years producing, writing and reporting on AFrican politics, diplomacy and conflict across Africa. He specializes in print, TV and radio stories for an international audience.
English
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
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Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+10
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Conflict & Security
+4
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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 ...
English
Spanish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Fact-Checking & Verification
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a day
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Kent Mensah has 18 years of experience as a journalist. He is the Ghana correspondent for AFP and Thompson Reuters Foundation (Context). He strings for VOA and a contributor for The Africa Report. His bylines are in several international outlets including Al Jazeera English, The Guardian (UK), The ...
Akan
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+6
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+8
Jobs Completed 7
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Ricci Shryock is a photographer and visual journalist based in Dakar, Senegal portfolio: ****
English
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+3
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+6
Jobs Completed 49
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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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
English
French
Spanish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Live Reporting
+1
Politics & Government
Sports
Conflict & Security
+3
Jobs Completed 43
Job Success Rate 100%
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Dr. Joseph Kobla Wemakor is a prominent Ghanaian figure and a passionate advocate for human rights, dedicated to empowering women, girls, children, and minority groups. As the founder of Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), Dr. Wemakor leads a vibrant media advocacy and human rights ...
English
Ewe
Twi
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+9
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Services & Production
+5
Usually Responds Within a day
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Kossi Woussou is a journalist based in Lomé, Togo, with a distinguished career in reporting on West African politics. His expertise particularly shines in covering the economical, social and political developments in Togo and West Africa. As a correspondent for Voice of America (VOA Africa) and ...
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+2
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+5
Jobs Completed 93
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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