Today’s campaigns against the BBC, from Donald Trump to The Daily Telegraph, have a surprisingly long history. In our latest article, David Nowell Smith explores how commercial rivalries inspired the first accusations of left-wing bias at the BBC.

What traces of Indigenous American history lie within English country houses? In our latest article, Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt explore how trade and tobacco shaped a famous stately home. www.historyworkshop....

Here's @sophie-neiman.bsky.social's latest for @afp.com, on how palliative care reshaped the Ugandan health sector. Photo credit to fellow IPAU member Katumba Badru Sultan!

Uganda is one of the largest coffee producers in the world - but women's roles in the industry are often overlooked. Thanks to Patrick Onen for sharing his story on a women-led coffee business in Mbale: www.africanews.com/2025/05/10/h...

Dr. Anne Merriman, who died in May at 90, pioneered palliative care in Africa. In 1993, only 3 countries offered it. By her death, her Ugandan hospice had cared for 40,000 people—and her model had reached 37 countries. For @en.afp.com with 📸 by Katumba Badru👇 www.barrons.com/news/legacy-...

New article out today! I interviewed Prof. Derek Peterson about A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda - a new book that explores why so many young nationalists chose to lend their talents to a violent dictatorship. www.geeska.com/en/derek-pet...

Congratulations to IPAU co-chair @sophie-neiman.bsky.social for winning the Gaby Rado Award from Amnesty International! Sophie won the award for her reporting on women's experiences of war in eastern DRC.

Hello world! We're the International Press Association of Uganda - a community of journalists and photographers working for global news outlets. We're going to be using this account to showcase of recent work by journalists based in Uganda, so follow us if you're interested in hearing more!

Huge congrats to Sophie for her award-winning reporting! It's so well deserved and a testament to the extraordinary women she profiled.

So honored to share that my reporting about women in Congo won the Gaby Rado Award from @amnestyuk.bsky.social last night. What an honor it is! #AmnestyMediaAwards

Malcolm X was born one hundred years ago today. It's impossible to distil his complicated legacy into a single idea - but as the US government continues to enable serious global injustice, his efforts to put Black Americans in touch with African and Asian activists seem as relevant as ever.

Journalists bear witness. But what they see can be almost impossible to make sense of, as our correspondent discovered in eastern Congo. #Africa #war #Congo www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

I wrote in first person for a change--reflecting on the deep difficulties journalists face when we must bear witness to truly senseless violence and suffering. My latest from Goma for @csmonitor.bsky.social 👇 www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

After taking the city of Goma, M23 forced displaced people to go back home. This is a possible war crime, so I went to one village to see how people are rebuilding amid destroyed houses and fields littered with ammunition. My latest from Congo 👇 www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

My latest @csmonitor.bsky.social 👇

Near war’s front lines, a Congolese village hesitantly rebuilds

From Palestinians in Gaza to migrants being deported from the U.S., displaced people around the world are being compelled to return to homes that are still unsafe. Here is what that looks like in one Congolese village. #war #conflict #africa www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

THE TELEGRAPH: ‘It’s a death sentence’: the families scraping a living in Uganda’s new gold rush www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telegraphnews.bsky.social @sophie-neiman.bsky.social @simontownsley.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: The world looked away from Congo’s rape crisis. She did not. www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...? @csmonitor.bsky.social @sophie-neiman.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

When Rwandan-backed M23 rebels invaded Goma, some 50 rape survivors arrived at Jeanne Nacatche Banyere's door. But Maman Jeanne could do little more than write their names and offer a hug. Her women's shelter had run out out of funds. 👇 www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

My reporting from Goma for @csmonitor.bsky.social. This is the first in a series about life under M23 occupation.

The world looked away from Congo’s rape crisis. She did not.

Caught between climate change and big, extractive companies, the artisanal miners of Karamoja know the true price of gold. More with my latest for @telegraphnews.bsky.social / @telglobalhealth.bsky.social with stunning photos from @simontownsley.bsky.social. 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Caught between climate change and big, extractive companies, the artisanal miners of Karamoja know the true price of gold. More with my latest for @telegraphnews.bsky.social / @telglobalhealth.bsky.social with stunning photos from @simontownsley.bsky.social. 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Fascinating work by @sophie-neiman.bsky.social in The Telegraph today on the changing climate of northern Uganda and the communities turning to small-scale gold mining to make ends meet. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

New article out today! I wrote about the African Association - an influential network of anti-colonial activists based in the heart of Nasser's Egypt. You can read it at @historywo.bsky.social here:

As @sophie-neiman.bsky.social reports, the impacts of the #EACOP oil megaproject in Uganda have been felt differently & unequally along the pipeline’s path. The growing mobilisation against them has been met with increased repression & criminalisation. www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa... 1/2

My latest @csmonitor.bsky.social 👇

Why rich oil reserves are a mixed blessing for Ugandans

Excellent but concerning article about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, and in particular about the (deliberate) lack of communication by the national health authorities - largely under pressure from the tourism industry www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

My heart is breaking for Goma, for dear friends there, and for displaced people who have been uprooted time and time again, and are now fleeing once more. Pay attention to Congo. 💔

People who fled M23 rebels around Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have found themselves with nowhere left to go. nyti.ms/40BBQQV

New article out now! I wrote for @thewire.in about All India Radio's support for nationalism in East Africa - and why these ambitious efforts ultimately failed to overcome political realities. thewire.in/diplomacy/ho...

In 2024, I met militants in DRC and mothers giving birth near the frontlines. In Mozambique, I uncovered army abuses connected to a major natural gas project. In Uganda, I attended a vigil mourning deaths from unsafe abortions and ate with Sudanese refugees. It’s been an honor! 🧵

For the 2024 #PulitzerStaffPick, Communications Director Sarah Swan selected the story “In Congo, Embroidery Artist Stitches an Archive of War” by grantees @sophie-neiman.bsky.social and Hugh Kinsella Cunningham for @csmonitor.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc

Very happy to see a piece I wrote for @csmonitor.bsky.social about the incredible Lucie Kamuswekera--an 80-year old embroidery artist who has documented decades of war in Congo with her needle and thread--listed among @pulitzercenter.bsky.social's selected stories for 2024. Give it a read! 👇

As we wrap up 2024, we are proud and excited to share a hand-picked selection of Pulitzer Center-supported stories that shaped our year. Explore our 2024 Year in Stories 👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc #PulitzerStaffPicks

As I am on it, here is another still very embryonic list bringing together people interested in and posting about armed groups across types, contexts and places. Again, please do chime in with additional suggestions in replies. go.bsky.app/b1T1De

Starter Pack for Africa-based journalists, including foreign correspondents and local journalists from their country of origin go.bsky.app/PYNaWY7

A really brilliant piece by @alexjwhite.bsky.social about Maya Angelou's anti-colonial work in Egypt and Ghana. Read it here! 👇

Adding names to this Horn of Africa press starter pack. Will add more as our colleagues make the transition here. go.bsky.app/HsbV3ZY

Sharing a starter pack for African politics for those who would find it useful. I tried my best to find everybody on Bluesky but may have missed some folks. Happy to add more people to the list. #polisky go.bsky.app/5CAmg4o

Hey! @sophie-neiman.bsky.social and I have been looking to connect with other journalists and analysts with an interest in East Africa, so we collaborated on a starter pack. Please get in touch if you'd like to be added - and welcome! go.bsky.app/U148YzY

As the M23 conflict grips eastern DRC, displacing some 1.7 million people, women have borne the brunt of escalating violence. From guerillas to peace activists to the war wounded, I wrote about women’s challenges and resilience for New Internationalist. 👇 newint.org/violence/202... .

Amazing job opportunity: news editor at @thecontinent.bsky.social

Here goes my first post! I’m a freelance journalist living in Kampala, and covering conflict and human rights across East Africa. I’m passionate about telling women’s stories, and elevating perspectives overlooked in mainstream media. Looking forward to connecting and chatting here!

I was on France 24 yesterday evening talking about the hundreds of miners trapped in abandoned gold mines and the background to what is termed illegal mining: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bs...

In the face of youth mobilization, Uganda’s longtime ruler is increasingly turning to trumped-up charges against opposition activists. @sophie-neiman.bsky.social reports from Kampala:

newint.org/violence/202... @sophie-neiman.bsky.social reporting on women's agency in the DRC. Worth a read to get insight in the many ways in which Congolese women act in this conflict 1/3