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Fellows

Read the output of the African Arguments Freelance Journalism Fellows 2021-22. The programme supports young freelance journalists in Africa with workshops, trainings and close mentorship. Find out more about the fellowship, which is supported by Africa No Filter, here.

Our fellows are: Immaculata Abba, Ope Adetayo, Nicolas Nhalungo, Lara Reffat, Yared Tsegaye, and Kanyi Wyban.

  • Renters struggle to find suitable homes and pay rent in many cities in Nigeria, such as Lagos. Credit: Naparazzi.
    EconomyFellowsNigeriaTop story

    What will it take for monthly rent payment to work in Nigeria?

    By Immaculata Abba
    July 27, 2022
    Nigerians currently have to shell out a whole year’s rent in advance. Many renters want this to change, but landlords will need reassuring.   Renting ...
    Read More
  • Rasha Mekky with her adopted son Mostafa. Credit: Rasha Mekky.
    Editor's PicksEgyptFellowsSociety

    “People said it’s haram”: Happy mums show reality of adoption in Egypt

    By Lara Reffat
    May 25, 2022
    Individuals telling their stories and shifts in popular culture are gradually eroding the stigma around Kafala adoption. When Rasha Mekky reached her mid-20s, she ...
    Read More
  • CultureFellowsPoliticsTop story

    Nigerian artist’s work in St. Paul’s does not challenge British history

    By IfeOluwa Nihinlola and Immaculata Abba
    March 16, 2022
    Even though some British and Nigerian media say otherwise.  On 17 February 2022, the eve of the 125th anniversary of the sacking of Benin ...
    Read More
  • Refugees from Ukraine at the Polish border on 27 February 2022. Credit: Alexander Somto (Nze) Orah.
    Editor's PicksFellowsNigeriaSociety

    “Only Ukrainians, not Blacks”: Fleeing African students face racism

    By Ope Adetayo
    March 3, 2022
    Those fleeing Russia’s invasion speak of discrimination by both officials and fellow refugees and of a lack of support from their governments. Initially, Wasiu ...
    Read More
  • Editor's PicksFellowsNigeriaPolitics

    Nigeria: The cautionary tale of the fateful 2020 strike that never was

    By Immaculata Abba
    February 22, 2022
    Just days before #EndSARS, Nigeria’s labour congress disappointed many by calling off what had promised to be a similarly momentous protest. On the morning ...
    Read More
  • Esraa, a customer of the bike lessons service Dosy, on the bike of a motorbike in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Dosy.
    Editor's PicksEgyptFellowsSociety

    Egypt’s patriarchy says women don’t ride bikes. These women disagree.

    By Lara Reffat
    February 16, 2022
    Despite facing harassment, more and more women and girls are defying sexist attitudes and riding bikes and motorbikes around Cairo. Heba Attia first started ...
    Read More
  • The forced eviction of Otodo Gbame, Lagos, in April 2017. Credit: Justice & Empowerment Initiative.
    FellowsNigeriaSociety

    “The scramble for Lagos” and the urban poor’s fight for their homes

    By Ope Adetayo
    January 26, 2022
    Nigeria’s smallest yet most populous state continues to destroy informal settlements in defiance of the courts. On the night of 8 April 2017, the ...
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