Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Akem Olives Nkwain is a Freelance Journalist based in Cameroon with keen interest in health reporting. He writes for regional and international publications
Writer’s Articles
‘Other journalists jeer at us’ – life for mobile journalists in Cameroon
Journalists in Cameroon are using their phones in innovative ways to report the news for many different types of media, but major news organisations have still not caught up
'If women are dying as a result of it, then I should report about it' - telling the untold stories of Cameroon
Journalists like Comfort Mussa, based in Cameroon, say that seeking out the untold stories of real people and having the bravery to cover taboo subjects are essential to their work
‘I had to work for free’ - life as a disabled journalist in Cameroon
Working as a journalist is not easy for people with disabilities in Cameroon - many of whom are forced to work as volunteers for years to ‘prove’ themselves able to do the job
Caught between warring factions - life as a journalist in Cameroon
Cameroon’s anglophone crisis has resulted in large parts of the country becoming no-go zones for reporters who must find other ways to do their jobs
‘Not an easy ride’ - the long and winding road to digital journalism in Cameroon
How do you mark yourself as a professional reporter in Cameroon when everyone has a Facebook page and claims to be a ‘journalist’?