ZAM Magazine
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The best of investigative journalism & art from Africa & beyond. We serve as a platform to introduce the work of African creatives and journalists to international audiences and build international alliances and solidarity. https://www.zammagazine.com/
The new Kleptocracy Report is out! With news about African investigative journalists at the GIJC Conference, elephant poaching in Benin, regimes that spy on their citizens, and how 'fair minerals' don't work. Read it here: kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr12-chasi...
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The new Kleptocracy Report is out! With news about African investigative journalists at the GIJC Conference, elephant poaching in Benin, regimes that spy on their citizens, and how 'fair minerals' don't work. Read it here: kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr12-chasi...
Whenever we think we have seen it all, something like Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations about “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria happens. Read Beloved John's op-ed about all the ways that this doesn't make sense: www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Whenever we think we have seen it all, something like Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations about “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria happens. Read Beloved John's op-ed about all the ways that this doesn't make sense: www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
Should Europe start worrying about African migrants going back home because it's getting better there? Read our newest www.zammagazine.com/investigatio....
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Should Europe start worrying about African migrants going back home because it's getting better there? Read our newest www.zammagazine.com/investigatio....
Over the past seven months, a ZAM team investigated Russian recruitment of young African women for its war industry. In this episode, Josephine Chinele tries to find her compatriots. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
September 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Over the past seven months, a ZAM team investigated Russian recruitment of young African women for its war industry. In this episode, Josephine Chinele tries to find her compatriots. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
September 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
From Great Lakes, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia & Cameroon to Russia's war. Upcoming Monday 8 September: #MigrantBattalion, an 8 month cross border investigation by
@zammagazine and @NAIREAfrica into the collusion of African officials with Russia’s @sezalabuga scheme.
@zammagazine and @NAIREAfrica into the collusion of African officials with Russia’s @sezalabuga scheme.
September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
From Great Lakes, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia & Cameroon to Russia's war. Upcoming Monday 8 September: #MigrantBattalion, an 8 month cross border investigation by
@zammagazine and @NAIREAfrica into the collusion of African officials with Russia’s @sezalabuga scheme.
@zammagazine and @NAIREAfrica into the collusion of African officials with Russia’s @sezalabuga scheme.
In our 9th issue kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr9-lithiu...: Ghanaians fight for farmers and road users; the DRC's Manono village sees investors as enemies; Nigeria's securocrats under fire; and Kenya's Central Bank is to survey (and probably tax) diaspora remittances. Read and subscribe!
September 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In our 9th issue kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr9-lithiu...: Ghanaians fight for farmers and road users; the DRC's Manono village sees investors as enemies; Nigeria's securocrats under fire; and Kenya's Central Bank is to survey (and probably tax) diaspora remittances. Read and subscribe!
It is the abductions, torture, and extrajudicial killings we hate. Whether done under the instructions of a white man employed by the British Crown, or a Ugandan or East African from the north, east, or south, that doesn’t matter. Read www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
June 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It is the abductions, torture, and extrajudicial killings we hate. Whether done under the instructions of a white man employed by the British Crown, or a Ugandan or East African from the north, east, or south, that doesn’t matter. Read www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
ZAM calls on NL authorities to stop collaborating with torture states www.zammagazine.com/component/ci...
May 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
ZAM calls on NL authorities to stop collaborating with torture states www.zammagazine.com/component/ci...
Mozambican nature park employees implore new president to get rid of thieving management www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
May 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Mozambican nature park employees implore new president to get rid of thieving management www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
Politicians have captured judges in Nigeria, causing increased criminality and insecurity in the country. But some brave legal minds are fighting to restore the rule of law. Read the third episode of Legal Rebels www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
May 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Politicians have captured judges in Nigeria, causing increased criminality and insecurity in the country. But some brave legal minds are fighting to restore the rule of law. Read the third episode of Legal Rebels www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
Quirimbas park employees in Mozambique denounce plunder by management. The Open Letter follows ZAM's Into the Woods report on timber logging in the park. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
May 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Quirimbas park employees in Mozambique denounce plunder by management. The Open Letter follows ZAM's Into the Woods report on timber logging in the park. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
Our new Kleptocracy Report is out! Read an interview with brave @ElizabethTabi1 and about a book unearthing the kind of wildlife protection that damages humans. Also: mbingas who get millions for free, and collapsing buildings. kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr5-legal-...
May 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Our new Kleptocracy Report is out! Read an interview with brave @ElizabethTabi1 and about a book unearthing the kind of wildlife protection that damages humans. Also: mbingas who get millions for free, and collapsing buildings. kleptocracyreport.substack.com/p/kr5-legal-...
Law firms elsewhere may fold under intimidation by the powerful, but these lawyers in five African countries routinely risk imprisonment and death threats in their fight for justice. "We have no other option": read our new transnational project now here: www.zammagazine.com/investigatio....
April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Law firms elsewhere may fold under intimidation by the powerful, but these lawyers in five African countries routinely risk imprisonment and death threats in their fight for justice. "We have no other option": read our new transnational project now here: www.zammagazine.com/investigatio....
Billions of EU 'Green Funds' for South Africa seem wasted as EU companies place extra orders for SA coal, while politically connected 'big coal' poisons entire provinces for the extra buck. By Oliver Stallwood,
@jackwolfwolf.bsky.social and Sakhile Dube. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
@jackwolfwolf.bsky.social and Sakhile Dube. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
March 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Billions of EU 'Green Funds' for South Africa seem wasted as EU companies place extra orders for SA coal, while politically connected 'big coal' poisons entire provinces for the extra buck. By Oliver Stallwood,
@jackwolfwolf.bsky.social and Sakhile Dube. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
@jackwolfwolf.bsky.social and Sakhile Dube. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
A remarkable victory: Ghanaian investigative journalism wins in US court. www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
March 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A remarkable victory: Ghanaian investigative journalism wins in US court. www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
Dutch Royals are visiting a murderous regime. See this op-ed www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Dutch Royals are visiting a murderous regime. See this op-ed www.zammagazine.com/politics-opi...
And the Feb round-up. Links here: kleptocracyreport.substack.com/i/157968436/...
March 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And the Feb round-up. Links here: kleptocracyreport.substack.com/i/157968436/...
TWO DAYS UNTIL THE ZAM NELSON MANDELA LECTURE:
Jerry Afriyie is arguably one of the most successful campaigners in the Netherlands. Join us in conversation with him, hosted by the phenomenal Ikenna Azuike.
Tickets: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
Jerry Afriyie is arguably one of the most successful campaigners in the Netherlands. Join us in conversation with him, hosted by the phenomenal Ikenna Azuike.
Tickets: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
February 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
TWO DAYS UNTIL THE ZAM NELSON MANDELA LECTURE:
Jerry Afriyie is arguably one of the most successful campaigners in the Netherlands. Join us in conversation with him, hosted by the phenomenal Ikenna Azuike.
Tickets: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
Jerry Afriyie is arguably one of the most successful campaigners in the Netherlands. Join us in conversation with him, hosted by the phenomenal Ikenna Azuike.
Tickets: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
THREE DAYS UNTIL THE ZAM NELSON MANDELA LECTURE. Join us for an in-depth talk on Sudan: The Power and the Money Behind the War, by Dr Suliman Baldo & Hager Ali moderated by Leon Willems. Visual by Sky Walker & illustration by Jip Roozen. Tickets here: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
February 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
THREE DAYS UNTIL THE ZAM NELSON MANDELA LECTURE. Join us for an in-depth talk on Sudan: The Power and the Money Behind the War, by Dr Suliman Baldo & Hager Ali moderated by Leon Willems. Visual by Sky Walker & illustration by Jip Roozen. Tickets here: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
The cultural programme features Fra Fra Sound, acclaimed South African jazz musician Mthunzi Mvubu, pianist Djuwa Mroivili, opera singer Ashley Stapelfeldt, and author Adriaan van Dis. The programme will be opened by Mayor Femke Halsema, with documentary maker Ikenna Azuike as your host.
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The cultural programme features Fra Fra Sound, acclaimed South African jazz musician Mthunzi Mvubu, pianist Djuwa Mroivili, opera singer Ashley Stapelfeldt, and author Adriaan van Dis. The programme will be opened by Mayor Femke Halsema, with documentary maker Ikenna Azuike as your host.
The full programme for the 2025 ZAM Nelson Mandela Lecture is out! The lecture will be delivered by Kenyan investigative journalist John-Allan Namu. Other talks and the details of the cultural programme below ⬇️
Join us on 16 Feb in Amsterdam. Tickets on sale: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
Join us on 16 Feb in Amsterdam. Tickets on sale: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The full programme for the 2025 ZAM Nelson Mandela Lecture is out! The lecture will be delivered by Kenyan investigative journalist John-Allan Namu. Other talks and the details of the cultural programme below ⬇️
Join us on 16 Feb in Amsterdam. Tickets on sale: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
Join us on 16 Feb in Amsterdam. Tickets on sale: ita.nl/en/shows/zam...
THE KLEPTOCRACY REPORT: a monthly newsletter by the ZAM investigations desk and the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors, showcasing the best African journalism on kleptocracy & more. In your inbox on the last Friday of every month. Subscribe now: kleptocracyreport.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
THE KLEPTOCRACY REPORT: a monthly newsletter by the ZAM investigations desk and the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors, showcasing the best African journalism on kleptocracy & more. In your inbox on the last Friday of every month. Subscribe now: kleptocracyreport.substack.com
What is ZAM? ZAM is a creative platform centred in Europe for African artists, writers, and journalists. We re-think, re-investigate and re-imagine the relationship between Africa and the "West" through the visionary work of our contributors and partners.
February 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
What is ZAM? ZAM is a creative platform centred in Europe for African artists, writers, and journalists. We re-think, re-investigate and re-imagine the relationship between Africa and the "West" through the visionary work of our contributors and partners.