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paydesk has 38 reporters who cover Somalia. Our journalists are already on location, all over the world, and ready to work at a moment's notice. Our top correspondents who cover Somalia are Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle and Ahmed Mohamed Adan. Use our journalist directory to find an Somalia member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover Somalia
Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle
My name is Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle aka Abdulkadir Ok, i am a journalist based in Somalia covering news, humanitarian reporting and violences caused by the terrorists against the innocents including women, children and the elderly. I am also VOA’s Somali service correspondent in Mogadishu, ...
Afrikaans
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+3
Travel
Jobs Completed 274
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Ahmed Mohamed Adan
Ahmed Mohamed Adan is a journalist based in Mogadishu, Somalia. He has 9 years work experience and worked with local, regional and international media outlets including Goobjoog Media, Radio Ergo and VOA. He covers various issues like transnational crimes, armed conflicts, terrorism and violent ...
English
Somali
Swahili
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Politics
War Reporter
Media Training
+2
Jobs Completed 37
Job Success Rate 95%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Shahira Amin
Shahira Amin is a journalist based in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Print journalist - Feature stories, interview, research . Broadcast Journalist _Interview, Live Phoner for Radio or TV , documentary film maker , fixer. Speaks / writes fluent English. Mainly reports on current affairs (politics, ...
English
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Halima Athumani
Halima Athumani is a freelance Journalist based in Uganda with a radio experience of over 13 years. Halima currently works for Voice of America-Africa desk-(Radio and Television) https://www.voanews.com/author/halima-athumani/tvv_o, US based National Public Radio and is the current podcast host of ...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+7
Current Affairs
Jobs Completed 142
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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Anwar Abdifatah Bashir
Anwar Abdifatah Bashir is a journalist based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
English
French
Feature Stories
Risk Analysis
Research
+1
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+8
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell is an experienced Africa correspondent and analyst based in Nairobi, Kenya, currently writing a book on South Sudan.
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Risk Analysis
+5
Politics
War Reporter
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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Richard Collett
Richard Collett is a freelance journalist based in Exeter, United Kingdom.
English
Journalism
Jobs Completed 1
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Mohamed Dhaysane Moalim
Mohamed Dhaysane Moalim is a Mogadishu-based journalist with a keen focus on current affairs, humanitarian issues, politics, and conflicts in Somalia. As a stringer for Voice of America News (VOANews), Moalim provided in-depth coverage of the ongoing conflict in the region, particularly the Somali ...
English
Somali
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Breaking News
Climate Change
+1
Jobs Completed 6
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Abdi Latif Ega
Abdi Latif Ega is an author, writer (fiction, non-fiction) contributor: Africaisacountry, Warscapes/NewAfricanmag.Independent researcher,and former teaching fellow Columbia U (CU/alum)-based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Arabic
English
Somali
+1
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+2
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 2
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Abdulkadir Fooday
I am a multi-skilled journalist based in Mogadishu. I have been filming, writing and reporting on Somalia for over 10 years now. Over the period, I have cooperated and contributed to several media outlets, including Saudi Channel TV, CNN, Wall Street Journal, The Africa Report, Anadolu News Agency ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Feature Stories
+1
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+4
Usually Responds Within a week
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Khadar Hared
Former VOA News journalist. Currently working on communication development.
English
Somali
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+3
Politics
War Reporter
Research
+4
Jobs Completed 448
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a month
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Luqman Yussuf Hassan
Luqman Yussuf Hassan is a journalist based in Mogadishu, Somalia. With prolong experience in the industry working with International media houses like the China News Agency ( Xinhua ), I believe cooperation with anyone seeking my services of shooting will be satisfied and assignments done ...
English
Somali
Swahili
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Travel
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Moses Havyarimana
Moses Havyarimana is a journalist based in Bujumbura, Burundi.
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+12
Jobs Completed 387
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Mohamed Jibril
Mohamed Jibril is a journalist covering politics, humanitarian and security. He has been in the media for nearly a decade. He is expertise in communication. Mohamed has written for several national and international publications with a focus on humanitarian and development. He holds a degree in ...
English
Somali
Vox Pop
Photography
Interview
+2
Business
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+10
Usually Responds Within a day
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Abdulkadir Khalif
Abdulkadir Khalif is a journalist based in Muqdisho, Somalia.
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Fact Checking
Usually Responds Seldom
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Reuben Kyama
Reuben Kyama is a seasoned broadcast and print journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. During his career spanning over 15 years, he has covered developments in Africa for leading media both locally and internationally, including The New York Times, Germany’s Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America (VoA)...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 338
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
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Simon Marks
Simon Marks is a journalist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Hussein Mohamed
I'm a Mogadishu based freelance multimedia journalist covering Somalia for the NYTimes. MA in Journalism and communications at Mogadishu university.
English
Somali
Turkish
News Gathering
Fact Checking
Breaking News
Fact Checking
Usually Responds Within a day
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Jamal Osman
Jamal Osman Veteran Multimedia Journalist & Captivating Photographer Jamal Osman, a seasoned multimedia journalist and captivating photographer, boasts a decade-spanning career that weaves through the tapestry of news, politics, environment, and society. With roots in Somalia and Kenya, Jamal'...
English
Somali
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Current Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
Cultural
+2
Jobs Completed 20
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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Mohamed Sheikh Nor
Mohamed Sheikh Nor I am Mohamed Sheikh Nor, a Somali-born multimedia journalist based in Mogadishu, the nation's capital, where I work as a journalist. Over the course of my career, I have worked with a wide variety of international media outlets, including the Associated Press, CNN, ...
English
Somali
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Documentaries
Risk Analysis
+5
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
Breaking News
+2
Jobs Completed 11
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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Amanda Sperber
Journalist covering East Africa with a focus on conflict, politics and US foreign policy.
English
Investigative Journalism
Fact Checking
Investigative Reporting
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 6
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Catrina Stewart
Catrina Stewart is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has worked primarily for the Independent, but has also contributed to the Sunday Times, the Observer, Vice News and others from East Africa. Prior to arriving in East Africa, she worked as a journalist in the Middle East, mainly ...
English
French
Russian
Feature Stories
Risk Analysis
Research
+3
Breaking News
Fact Checking
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Ian Wafula
I am a Journalist with 9 years experience currently based in London. I am currently freelancing for Focus on Africa TV on the World Service. In 2020 I covered COVID19 on The Breakdown a special BBC Africa Tv show that aired on 32 TV partner stations in 18 countries helping audiences make sense ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Media Training
+3
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
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Zecharias Zelalem
Zecharias Zelalem is a journalist focusing on Ethiopian affairs and the Horn of Africa as a whole.
Amharic
English
French
Content Writing
Investigative Journalism
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Politics
Sports
Investigative Reporting
+1
Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a day
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