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 ...

I am a freelance journalist based in Dakar, Senegal, from where I cover the West and Central Africa region where I have an extensive knowledge and good contacts. I have a good sense of story and am particularly interested in migration issues, climate change and conflict in the Sahel. I transcribe ...

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 ...

Sophie Douce is a journalist based in Paris, France. TV and print journalism.

Annika Hammerschlag is a French and English speaking freelance photojournalist, videographer and reporter who’s covered West Africa from Dakar, Senegal since 2019. She works primarily as a West Africa radio and video stringer for VOA and as a videographer for Al Jazeera English. Her work has also ...

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 ...