Staff and Core Writers

Editor in Chief: James Schneider

News Editor: James Wan

Legal Editor: Rom Bhandari

Head of Communications: Ben Carson

Fundraising Director: Laura Lambert

Social Outreach and Communications Intern: Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh

Senior Video Journalist: Sam Piranty

North Africa Analysts: Lirim Azemi, Tom Begg, Rita Haddad, Rosa Wild

Egypt and Libya Analyst: James Maxwell

Legal Analyst: Andrew Friedman

Sahel Correspondent: Celeste Hicks

Nigeria Analyst: Lagun Akinloye

Ghana Analyst: Nelson Oppong

Horn of Africa Analyst: Maddy Fry

Somalia Analyst: Chiara Francavilla

East Africa Analysts: Chris Stefanowicz, Anna Rabin

Uganda Correspondent: Rodney Muhumuza

Tanzania Correspondent: Sarah Collier

Southern Africa Analyst: William Clarke

South Africa Analysts: Gioia Forster, Dominic Farrell

Zimbabwe Correspondent: Andrew Mambondiyani

Legal Analyst: Theo Barclay

Agriculture Analyst: Eddie Joy

Urban Environment Analyst: Pauline Sabatini

Political Risk Analyst: Exclusive Analysis

Music Critic: Clyde Macfarlane

Education Analyst: Iris Petsa

Elections Analyst: Andy Ryan

China-Africa Analyst: Thomas Moody

Culture Blogger: Natascha Chtena