About
JOURNALIST AND FILMMAKER
About
JOURNALIST AND FILMMAKER
ABOUT
I am an independent journalist and filmmaker. I write, shoot and produce for a wide range of international media – I have contributed to outlets including the BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times, Huffington Post, CNN, Channel 4, Sky News and National Geographic. I was Edit Producer and Archive Producer on ‘9/11: Inside the President’s War Room’, a landmark BBC/AppleTV+ feature documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks (Bafta winner, Editing: Factual; Bafta nominee, Single Documentary; Emmy nominee, Editing; Best Specialist Factual Programme, Broadcast Awards; Best Documentary, Rose D'Or). I shot, produced and directed ‘Gamblers Like Me’ for BBC Africa Eye (Best Documentary nominee, British Sports Journalism Awards).
As a writer, my long read on the team in Botswana who first sequenced Omicron won ‘Feature of the Year’ in the 2022 British Association of Science Writers Awards.
I have extensive experience working across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in the Middle East and North Africa. I served for two years as Chair of the Foreign Correspondents' Association of East Africa, for two years as an elected Board Member of the Frontline Freelance Register. I am a 2017 Marshall Memorial Fellow, an IWMF Fellow, and in 2023 I was invited to join BAFTA as part of its Connect scheme.
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS
I tell stories about security, development, culture and human rights, using a range of media, including text, video, audio and photography. I’ve reported on violent extremism in Africa, in particular in Kenya and Somalia. I covered the brutal attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall in September 2013: in the aftermath, I interviewed survivors and first responders, including retelling one of the most dramatic stories of the massacre.
I followed the trail of the world's 'most wanted woman', Samantha Lewthwaite, and covered the deepening tensions in Kenya's "war on terror". I exposed the earlier arrest of Woolwich killer Michael Adebolajo on suspicions of trying to join Somali militant group al-Shabaab.
I profiled the President of Somalia and investigated land grabs for biofuels in Africa. I covered Kenya's controversial and much-anticipated elections in 2013 and reported on female genital mutilation and other gender-related abuses.
I followed Kenya's innovative art collective Just A Band, covered Nairobi's Hay literary festival, and produced radio on the country's emerging arts scene. I wrote about digital innovation for business and covered Africa's emerging wellness industry.
Find out more about me here.
Sports betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight? Do the punters really understand the odds they’re up against? And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game?