About Tom S.

Tom Saater is a Documentary photographer/Photojournalist Documentary film maker, Podcast producer, Researcher from Nigeria. His work is focused on contemporary social issues, Immigration, Economy, humanitarian. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in the Venice Biennale, University of Oxford, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Denmark, and as part of the EverydayAfrica traveling exhibitions across the world and among others. He's worked for International media outlets and organisations including The Economist, Google, Washington Post, New York Times, TIME, BBC Zeit Germany, Government of Switzerland, State secretariat for Immigration Switzerland , Financial Times, Lufthansa, The Telegraph UK, Japan Times, Bloomberg, Human Rights Watch, Mercedes Benz, IFC, UNHCR, WFP, UN/OCHA, Oxfam, Catalyst for Peace, Canon Europe, Big Dutchman Germany, International Rescue Committee etc . In 2018, he was invited to facilitate a storytelling photography workshop at Contact Photography Festival in Toronto, and give a talk about his work at the Bronx Documentary Centre in New York. He is a member and contributor to the photography collective Everyday Africa.

About Laura M.

Age : 29 Freelance video journalist living in Côte d'Ivoire. Grew up in Côte d'Ivoire & Tunisia. Studied and worked in Paris. References : Canal + Afrique, TV5 Monde, Mediapart, Africa 24, RTI (national Ivorian TV) ... I'm also the editor-in-chief of Bonne Santé, a TV5 Monde health magazine. Bilingual (French-English)

About Leke A.

Leke Alabi-Isama is a video producer, filmmaker & photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. He shuttles his time between producing video projects, shooting assignments, personal projects & his teaching job at Canon. Leke has been commissioned on various assignments by reputable organizations, some of which include Canon, Global Citizen, International Rescue Committee, The Telegraph, African Women Development Foundation, iNGO, Booking.com, Vitamin Angels, GSMa, and Fistula Foundation. Leke is a certified Canon photography and film trainer across Africa under the Canon Miraisha program. Leke is a producer at JM Films (www.jm-films.tv) & PriorGold Pictures. (www.priorgoldpictures.com)

About Adam N.

About Lungani Z.

A passion for sharing the stories of our unsung heroes, and shedding light on undiscovered diamonds. Sports reporter, columnist and feature writer with an emphasis on cricket, athletics, golf and rugby. Sports feature content producer and analyst for radio and television. Based in South Africa, but often travel to major sporting events, in South Africa and around the world.

About Didi A.

Didi Akinyelure is an Award-Winning Journalist and Thomson Reuters Business Correspondent. In 2016, she won the prestigious BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. In addition to her role at Reuters, Didi also presents the CNBC International television series 'IOT: Powering the Digital Economy' and 'Living on the Edge' on the BBC World Service, a radio series focused on the impact of climate change on communities around the world. Didi is an accomplished moderator and speaker.

About Khadafi L.

My name is Khadafi LUYINDULA. I am bilingual French and English; Producer / Camera Operator - Editor with 15 years experience in France and West / Central Africa . Based in Accra -Ghana, Paris-France as freelance, I cover the entire West, Central Africa and Schengen region for broadcasters and news agencies. I plan pre-production, production, post-production and coordinate the technical needs for visiting and foreign broadcasters.

About Arwa B.

My name is Arwa Barkallah and I have been producing, reporting for the BBC for the past 4 years. As a VJ, I am having fun filming short digital videos, explainers, portraits.

About Samson O.

I am a multimedia broadcast journalist, with more than 18 years experience across broadcasting (radio and TV) and digital media. I often focus on News and current affairs, Politics, war, insurgency and sport in Africa. As a multimedia journalist i write and film stories, packages, documentary and aslives that explore the business, economic profile, culture, human rights, gender, health, conflict, history and development in Africa. I also capture photography and write blogs and breaking news. I'm also an on-air reporter/presenter. I often do Aslives as requested. I often go out as a one-woman band to report in the field. My reporting and content has been featured in the BBC, CGTN (China Global television network) TRT (Turkey Radio television world) Voice of America, EWN South Africa and Deutsche Welle. I'm presently based in Jos North Central Nigeria, form where i report Nigeria and indeed across Africa.

About Jennifer N.

The Chief Content Officer and Founder of Amaranthine Media, Jennifer Nkem-Eneanya is a versatile creator, with over a decade of experience as an Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor, and Screenwriter. Her screenwriting credits include ZENA which opened in cinemas, For My Girls, Love in a time of Kekes, Pushing 30, Zuriel's Diary, The Housekeeper's Daughter, Along Came a Butterfly, Paradise and Win a Heart. She has also written and developed stories for MNET's Africa Magic series, 'Tinsel' and 'Hustle', and produced a short film entitled, ‘Relive.’ Jennifer has written, produced, and directed a series of animated explainer videos for a ‘Stay Burns Free’ campaign and an animated short with the same title which has the most views on the Amaranthine Media budding Youtube channel and is available for viewing here: Stay Burns Free Short Film. She is the creator, director, and producer of ‘Kiliwe the Timebender’ animated series and copyright holder for this project including but not limited to the story idea, the original theme song, and the animation. Jennifer also runs a seasonal, online screenwriting class. Jennifer holds a filmmaking certification from Le Cinefabrique, Lyon, France, a certification in Journalism and Social Media from the African Institute of Media Studies, and a Bachelors of Law from the University of Nigeria with an MBA in view from UNICAF University Zambia. She is an alumnus of The Storyteller Pod, South Africa (Animation Writing), the Africa International Film Festival (Screenwriting), Index Two Studios (The Art of Storytelling), and the World Economic Forum, Global Shapers.

About Henry W.

I'm a video journalist based in West Africa. I've shot, edited, scripted and produced around 50 news pieces from across the region. I've also shot documentary, as well as PR for humanitarian organizations. My photo work has appeared in the British Journal of Photography, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, Reuters, Men's Health, De Standaard, The New Internationalist, The Telegraph, BBC, OZY, NME and Vice. I write for outlets like The Economist, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, Reuters, BBC, The Atlantic, The Telegraph, The New Statesman, OZY, 1843, Voice of America and Vice News. Aside from Burkina Faso, I’ve reported from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, UK, France, Spain, Togo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi and South Sudan, usually covering security and humanitarian crisis and, occasionally, off-beat culture.

About Francisca F.

Freelance Journalist in Accra Ghana

About Aisha A.