Chinedu Asadu
@chinedu_asadu
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leading @AP teams across 20+ countries in west and central Africa • [email protected]
West Africa
Joined July 2013
So honored to receive @AP’s top journalism prize, The Gramling Journalism Award, in the company of esteemed colleagues whom I joined in New York to celebrate. Grateful!
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Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are
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Nigeria has suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in north-central Kebbi state.
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Timbuktu's famed manuscripts escaped al-Qaida but the threat remains @Baba_A_ https://t.co/vXj9bqALVI
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Residents of the West African city of Timbuktu smuggled out tens of thousands of priceless manuscripts over a decade ago as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into this part of Mali.
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Trump says Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. The reality is more complicated https://t.co/qPicimuPud
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Much of northern Nigeria has been battered by conflict in a longstanding security crisis, and U.S. President Donald Trump has singled the country out for what he calls “the killing of Christians” by...
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One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for the missing girls https://t.co/zUWDkPg9sB
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One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped and returned home.
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African returnees tell @MonikaPronczuk that promises by the IOM are not fulfilled, leaving them to face trauma, debt and family shame on their own. Desperation could fuel new migration attempts.
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The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated body hundreds of millions of dollars to help thousands of African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home.
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I had sleepless nights editing, designing, and vibe-coding for this storytelling project. Please check it out and share. I'll also appreciate your feedback. Thanks!! 💙🥲 https://t.co/IyunP05PGf
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Postcards from people in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, living through and affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
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I spoke to @chinedu_asadu about recent 'elections' in #Cameroon, #Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire. In all three contexts, the real issue was a lack of genuine political competition and accountability. The scourge of competitive authoritarianism has taken hold. https://t.co/7cf0pcfb1A
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Recent elections in several African countries have ended with sidelined opposition candidates and disputed results.
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“The crisis is far more complex than a simple religious framing suggests. The geography of violence largely determines who becomes the victim…” What to know as Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings - @chinedu_asadu
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A Nigerian government official says the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the...
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Tanzania goes to vote in elections set to keep the same party in power for 7 decades
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Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win a general election on Wednesday to choose a president, lawmakers and other local leaders.
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Mali is squeezed as militants enforce an unusual blockade on fuel
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Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions. It's an unusual strategy as the insurgent threat grows across the region.
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara reelected to fourth term, early results show
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Provisional results in Ivory Coast show that President Alassane Ouattara has been reelected to a fourth term, following an election marked by low turnout and empty streets in the economic capital of...
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World's oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92
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Cameroon’s top court has declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, the winner of the latest election.
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Ivory Coast’s Simone Gbagbo is eyeing the presidential palace in unlikely comeback bid this Saturday, years after she was holed up in a bunker there alongside her then-husband and president.
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Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is seeking a return to the presidential palace in Ivory Coast's election this week.
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A conservation group has rescued dozens of turtles in Nigeria and rewards fishermen to bring them on board @OpeAdetayo1.
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Conservationists and students were cheering as three rescued sea turtles made their way back into the ocean at a private beach in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos.
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A fashion show in Mali’s ancient city of Timbuktu is the latest effort to restore it to its former glory @Baba_A_.
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A famous African designer known as Alphadi has organized a peace caravan and fashion show to promote peace in the conflict-hit city of Timbuktu.
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Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa, including in Guinea where an artist is painting everything from musicians to African heroes and health measures @AnnieRisemberg.
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Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa. In Guinea's capital, an artist from Senegal is transforming city walls and public perceptions.
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Ivorians go to the polls this Saturday as Ouattara vies for a 4th term after major opposition candidates barred. The election is the latest in a pattern of African long-term presidents on a collision course with mostly young citizens. My @AP preview. https://t.co/NCx9MZ1Xpj
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Another Africa election this weekend will showcase the tension between a longtime leader and frustrated youth.
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Thank you so much @TheMFWA for this big honour! My gratitude is bottomless. And thanks to @HumAngle_ and @IWPR, without whom the report would not have come to light, especially in the form that it did. 💙
Grit. Passion. Excellence. Kunle Abebajo is the West African Journalist of the Year 2025! 🏆👏🏼🫡 Your work continues to shape narratives and inspire change across the region. West Africa celebrates you! #WAMECA2025 #JournalismExcellence
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On the front line of Congo’s conflict, a trauma center tells a story of horror and survival.
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In eastern Congo, Jerome Jean Claude Amani stands on a prosthetic leg and talks of a new future after being badly wounded in a rebel attack.
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We’re able to speak to West African US deportees in Ghana housed in bad conditions in a military camp, despite the Ghanaian government's insistent claim that they have all been sent home. The deportees are in limbo, awaiting their fate. Our @AP story: https://t.co/3059sMgl78
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At least 11 of the 14 immigrants deported by the U.S. to Ghana are still being held there, according to the deportees and their lawyers.
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