Eromo Egbejule
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social
West x Central Africa correspondent @guardian. Ex: @aljazeeraenglish
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If you want to know what's really going on in Nigeria, where Trump & Nicki Minaj claim there's a "Christian genocide", read The Long Wave newsletter with @eromoegbejule.bsky.social.
"There’s never enough data, no one even truly knows the true size of the economy, it’s just inshallah and vibes."
"There’s never enough data, no one even truly knows the true size of the economy, it’s just inshallah and vibes."
‘Ignoring minorities is our original sin’: the complex roots of Nigeria’s security crisis
Criminal exploitation, economic opportunism and religious persecution are all factors in a broader picture of insecurity
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you want to know what's really going on in Nigeria, where Trump & Nicki Minaj claim there's a "Christian genocide", read The Long Wave newsletter with @eromoegbejule.bsky.social.
"There’s never enough data, no one even truly knows the true size of the economy, it’s just inshallah and vibes."
"There’s never enough data, no one even truly knows the true size of the economy, it’s just inshallah and vibes."
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“It’s like an episode of 24. You know Jack Bauer will win but you don’t know what happens before then.”
Deja vu for Cote d'Ivoire, as Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term as president while cracking down on opposition and protests. Great @eromoegbejule.bsky.social report
Deja vu for Cote d'Ivoire, as Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term as president while cracking down on opposition and protests. Great @eromoegbejule.bsky.social report
Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote
Protests have been banned and opposition figures sidelined as 83-year-old president ignores calls to step down
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“It’s like an episode of 24. You know Jack Bauer will win but you don’t know what happens before then.”
Deja vu for Cote d'Ivoire, as Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term as president while cracking down on opposition and protests. Great @eromoegbejule.bsky.social report
Deja vu for Cote d'Ivoire, as Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term as president while cracking down on opposition and protests. Great @eromoegbejule.bsky.social report
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Across Black communities, hairdressers have become a safe space, especially in communities with little / no access to mental health care - or quality healthcare in general.
Fascinating piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social for the @theguardian.com on community-led therapy <3
buff.ly/MX3Rylz
Fascinating piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social for the @theguardian.com on community-led therapy <3
buff.ly/MX3Rylz
‘We all need someone’: the hairdressers tackling stigma of mental health issues in west Africa
In Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Togo, where therapy services are almost absent, some stylists are being trained to listen, comfort and guide
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Across Black communities, hairdressers have become a safe space, especially in communities with little / no access to mental health care - or quality healthcare in general.
Fascinating piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social for the @theguardian.com on community-led therapy <3
buff.ly/MX3Rylz
Fascinating piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social for the @theguardian.com on community-led therapy <3
buff.ly/MX3Rylz
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Los nominados para el premio Impacto @josebautista.bsky.social, @andreipopoviciu.bsky.social y el editor @eromoegbejule.bsky.social estarán en el Congreso de Mérida presentando sus trabajos 👏👏👏
Investigación en Al Jazeera 👉 www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Investigación en Al Jazeera 👉 www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Los nominados para el premio Impacto @josebautista.bsky.social, @andreipopoviciu.bsky.social y el editor @eromoegbejule.bsky.social estarán en el Congreso de Mérida presentando sus trabajos 👏👏👏
Investigación en Al Jazeera 👉 www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Investigación en Al Jazeera 👉 www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Super cool piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social, and Mauritanian colleagues, from Mauritania's far north about the growing desert trade in meteorites
‘A gift from heaven’: the TikTok traders of Mauritania’s meteorites
Growing desertification is putting traditional livelihoods at risk in western Africa and encouraging the search for rare stones
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Super cool piece by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social, and Mauritanian colleagues, from Mauritania's far north about the growing desert trade in meteorites
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92-year-old Paul Biya is running for another 7-year term as president of Cameroon (with much of it likely to be spent in Switzerland if he stays alive).
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social reports from Douala and Yaounde
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social reports from Douala and Yaounde
The world’s oldest president is running again: can anyone stop him from winning?
Paul Biya, 92, has ruled Cameroon since the early 1980s. Unseating him in October’s election will not be easy
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
92-year-old Paul Biya is running for another 7-year term as president of Cameroon (with much of it likely to be spent in Switzerland if he stays alive).
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social reports from Douala and Yaounde
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social reports from Douala and Yaounde
Our latest dispatch from the streets of Douala and Yaoundé ahead of this October's election, on the curious case of Paul Biya, 92, who one person said seems "set to hold on to the record of being the world's oldest president, or die trying."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The world’s oldest president is running again: can anyone stop him from winning?
Paul Biya, 92, has ruled Cameroon since the early 1980s. Unseating him in October’s election will not be easy
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our latest dispatch from the streets of Douala and Yaoundé ahead of this October's election, on the curious case of Paul Biya, 92, who one person said seems "set to hold on to the record of being the world's oldest president, or die trying."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Central African Republic’s President Touadéra is expected to run for a controversial 3rd term this year.
The opposition & some in the ruling elite are concerned that Russia & Rwanda, both competing for influence there, will entrench their interests if he wins.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The opposition & some in the ruling elite are concerned that Russia & Rwanda, both competing for influence there, will entrench their interests if he wins.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Rwanda and Russia look to lock in influence as CAR’ president eyes another term
Kigali and Moscow expected to back re-election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra as they seek to shield strategic interests
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Central African Republic’s President Touadéra is expected to run for a controversial 3rd term this year.
The opposition & some in the ruling elite are concerned that Russia & Rwanda, both competing for influence there, will entrench their interests if he wins.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The opposition & some in the ruling elite are concerned that Russia & Rwanda, both competing for influence there, will entrench their interests if he wins.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘Kush destroys them’ -- The Guinean #rehab clinic tackling a drug epidemic. Growing use of kush -- a deadly mix of cannabis, fentanyl, tramadol, formaldehyde and reportedly human bones -- is a national emergency, by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... via @theguardian.com
‘Kush destroys them’: the Guinean rehab clinic tackling a drug epidemic
Experts say a crisis is under way in Guinea, fuelled by a growing market run by cross-border trafficking syndicates
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
‘Kush destroys them’ -- The Guinean #rehab clinic tackling a drug epidemic. Growing use of kush -- a deadly mix of cannabis, fentanyl, tramadol, formaldehyde and reportedly human bones -- is a national emergency, by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... via @theguardian.com
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A Nigerian senator accuses the senate president of sexual harassment, but SHE ends up on a six-month suspension. Insane story from the circus that is Nigerian politics. Story by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social
‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
Treatment of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has been suspended from senate, shines light on women’s rights
Last July, Nigeria’s third-most powerful man gave a rare apology on the floor of the senate which he heads.
Godswill Akpabio had chastised his…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A Nigerian senator accuses the senate president of sexual harassment, but SHE ends up on a six-month suspension. Insane story from the circus that is Nigerian politics. Story by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social
.@NatashaAkpoti told @guardian: "This was orchestrated to silence my voice. That action is an assault on democracy … I am not apologising for speaking my truth.”
Here’s our story on the roots of the ongoing row in Nigeria’s senate.
Here’s our story on the roots of the ongoing row in Nigeria’s senate.
‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
‘We are all Natasha’: senator’s sexual harassment claims roil Nigeria
Treatment of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who has been suspended from senate, shines light on women’s rights
Last July, Nigeria’s third-most powerful man gave a rare apology on the floor of the senate which he heads.
Godswill Akpabio had chastised his…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
.@NatashaAkpoti told @guardian: "This was orchestrated to silence my voice. That action is an assault on democracy … I am not apologising for speaking my truth.”
Here’s our story on the roots of the ongoing row in Nigeria’s senate.
Here’s our story on the roots of the ongoing row in Nigeria’s senate.
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Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
Uncompleted or abandoned buildings are a regular feature of the landscape. Now calls for restorations are increasing
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
@eromoegbejule.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
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Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter
Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter
Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust
With regard to Ole Jacob Sunde’s article (We want what’s best for the Observer – and the Guardian.…
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter
Ça commence…
*Nigeria acquires 12 pre-owned alpha jets from French Air Force*
www.thecable.ng/nigeria-acqu...
*Nigeria acquires 12 pre-owned alpha jets from French Air Force*
www.thecable.ng/nigeria-acqu...
Nigeria acquires 12 pre-owned alpha jets from French Air Force
Nigeria has procured 12 pre-owned alpha jets from the French air force.
www.thecable.ng
December 5, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Ça commence…
*Nigeria acquires 12 pre-owned alpha jets from French Air Force*
www.thecable.ng/nigeria-acqu...
*Nigeria acquires 12 pre-owned alpha jets from French Air Force*
www.thecable.ng/nigeria-acqu...
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The U.S. government asked a federal judge last month to force Google to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. Here’s what happens next and how the ruling could potentially reshape the internet.
What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly
The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:09 PM
The U.S. government asked a federal judge last month to force Google to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. Here’s what happens next and how the ruling could potentially reshape the internet.
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"Our nation's original sin."
My story on Biden's speech on slavery and the rest of his visit to Angola so far
My story on Biden's speech on slavery and the rest of his visit to Angola so far
Joe Biden addresses America’s ‘original sin’ of slavery on Angola visit
US president remembers ‘stolen men and women and children brought to our shores’ and lauds American investment in country
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:03 PM
"Our nation's original sin."
My story on Biden's speech on slavery and the rest of his visit to Angola so far
My story on Biden's speech on slavery and the rest of his visit to Angola so far
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In other news, Ghana is going to the polls this weekend, after a pretty disastrous second half of President Nana Akufo-Addo's term in office - economic crisis, currency crash, debt default 👇
Ahead of Ghana’s presidential election this weekend, we took a look at the legacy of outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo who many say did decently in the first half but steered his country into hardship in the second half.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Economic hardship looms over Ghana as country readies for polls
Election is being contested between vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama, under whom corruption ballooned
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:49 PM
In other news, Ghana is going to the polls this weekend, after a pretty disastrous second half of President Nana Akufo-Addo's term in office - economic crisis, currency crash, debt default 👇
Ahead of Ghana’s presidential election this weekend, we took a look at the legacy of outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo who many say did decently in the first half but steered his country into hardship in the second half.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Economic hardship looms over Ghana as country readies for polls
Election is being contested between vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama, under whom corruption ballooned
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Ahead of Ghana’s presidential election this weekend, we took a look at the legacy of outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo who many say did decently in the first half but steered his country into hardship in the second half.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
City on the way down, United on the way up. As it should be.
December 1, 2024 at 6:07 PM
City on the way down, United on the way up. As it should be.
What a script life is sometimes.
The French Republican Guard chooses a song like Chop My Money (by brothers who couldn’t stay together) to perform as Macron lays out the red carpet for Tinubu on the same day Chad announces the end of its military partnership with France.
The French Republican Guard chooses a song like Chop My Money (by brothers who couldn’t stay together) to perform as Macron lays out the red carpet for Tinubu on the same day Chad announces the end of its military partnership with France.
French Band and Asa Shine at State Dinner for President Tinubu in Paris
A state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in honor of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu featured a memorable cultural exchange. A French band delighted guests by performing P-Square’s hit song…
A state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in honor of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu featured a memorable cultural exchange. A French band delighted guests by performing P-Square’s hit song…
French Band and Asa Shine at State Dinner for President Tinubu in Paris
A state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in honor of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu featured a memorable cultural exchange. A French band delighted guests by performing P-Square’s hit song Testimony, celebrating Nigerian music on the global stage. Adding to the evening’s charm, Nigerian-French singer Asa delivered a captivating performance, further showcasing Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage. The event underscored the growing ties between the two nations, blending diplomacy and entertainment seamlessly.
www.akelicious.net
November 29, 2024 at 10:40 AM
What a script life is sometimes.
The French Republican Guard chooses a song like Chop My Money (by brothers who couldn’t stay together) to perform as Macron lays out the red carpet for Tinubu on the same day Chad announces the end of its military partnership with France.
The French Republican Guard chooses a song like Chop My Money (by brothers who couldn’t stay together) to perform as Macron lays out the red carpet for Tinubu on the same day Chad announces the end of its military partnership with France.
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Chad terminates its defense agreement with France.
November 29, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Chad terminates its defense agreement with France.
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Football Daily | Tottenham are on a high again but will they end the wild form swings?
Football Daily | Tottenham are on a high again but will they end the wild form swings?
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Previously described as “schoolyard stuff, mate” by Ange Postecoglou, the first recorded use of the term ‘Spursy’ is unknown but is believed to date back approximately 11 years. The dictionary – well,…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Football Daily | Tottenham are on a high again but will they end the wild form swings?
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Sobering reporting by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social on just how widespread illegal galamsey gold mining is across Ghana and the extent of the environmental & agricultural destruction
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
Estimated $2bn lost in missed taxes from environmentally destructive practice some blame on political corruption
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Sobering reporting by @eromoegbejule.bsky.social on just how widespread illegal galamsey gold mining is across Ghana and the extent of the environmental & agricultural destruction
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Experts say illegal mining (galamsey) is happening in 14 of Ghana’s 16 regions and could make the country import water by 2030.
Two weeks ago, while going across 3 regions, we saw mining pits and gold trading shops every few miles.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Two weeks ago, while going across 3 regions, we saw mining pits and gold trading shops every few miles.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
Estimated $2bn lost in missed taxes from environmentally destructive practice some blame on political corruption
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Experts say illegal mining (galamsey) is happening in 14 of Ghana’s 16 regions and could make the country import water by 2030.
Two weeks ago, while going across 3 regions, we saw mining pits and gold trading shops every few miles.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Two weeks ago, while going across 3 regions, we saw mining pits and gold trading shops every few miles.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...