I have previously worked for Al Jazeera as an Online Editor in charge of the Africa Desk (web). I was hired by Al Jazeera in 2008, and I became the first journalist from Sub-Saharan Africa to hold this position at the network. I joined Al Jazeera after working in Uganda as a print journalist. At Al Jazeera, I served as Assistant News Editor/Deputy Editor for four years before I became Africa Editor/Team Leader. As Team Leader of the Africa Desk, I provided editorial leadership and strategy and oversaw coverage of Africa (news and features) for the web desk. The role involved laying the groundwork for setting up the desk from scratch; managing a team of digital producers and interns in Doha, Qatar; drafting editorial guidelines for freelance journalists across Africa and planning coverage; liaising and consulting with the PR and Communications department to promote and increase visibility of the Desk to our audiences.
“The coronavirus is yet another piece of evidence that humans are all ‘atheists’. People do not believe what they say they believe. People are on their own, their own hope, but they do not seem to know.”
