Amara Diop

Amara Diop

Last seen: 3 months ago

West Africa/Sahel Correspondent at Global1.News. Dakar-based journalist covering politics, security, climate, and development across Francophone and Anglophone West Africa. Tells the stories of a region undergoing profound transformation.

Member since May 27, 2026

Tanzania Mourns Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Its First First...

Tanzania is in mourning following the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband o...

Mali's 'Nightingale of Beledougou' Still Dazzles at 88

At 88, Mariam Bagayoko still commands the stage the way she always has — bare...

Zanzibar's Freddie Mercury Museum Showcases Life of ...

There is a particular magic in standing on the soil that first held a legend,...

'Nothing Good Was Supposed to Come Out of Me': Niger...

Told as a child that nothing good would come of him, David Etor rose from pov...

Egyptian TV Presenter Among 12 Sentenced to Death in...

An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences by hanging for TV presenter S...

Togo's Sacred Stone Emerges White, Promising Peace a...

In a sacred wood on the shore of Lake Togo, the Guin people gathered this wee...

By Any Means: The Mobster, the FBI Agent and the Fig...

On September 4, a film that refuses to let America's civil-rights past rest q...

Kenya's Milk Shortage Tests the Nation's Beloved Cha...

Nairobi, Kenya — The steam rising from a cup of chai is more than just a morn...

Tchiloli: São Tomé's Five-Century Theatre of Justice...

In a dusty courtyard in the Boa Morte quarter of São Tomé, a carved bamboo fl...

Uganda Bids a Sombre Farewell to Its Youngest King, ...

Uganda bids farewell to King Oyo, the world's youngest reigning monarch, who ...

Kenya Orders Foreign Small Traders to Close as Ruto ...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered a sweeping crackdown on foreign na...

Khaby Lame's $975 Million Digital-Twin Deal Reshapes...

On a bright afternoon in Dakar, the story of a boy from the capital who becam...

Guinea-Bissau's New Constitution: A Test for Democra...

As Guinea-Bissau prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections schedu...

Eye Haïdara Makes History Hosting Cannes 2026 Ceremo...

Eye Haïdara walked into the Grand Théâtre Lumière on the evening of 12 May 20...

Algeria's President Orders Death Penalty for Arsonis...

Algeria’s President Orders Death Penalty for Arsonists After Deadly Wildfires...

Nigeria Makes History at Venice 2026 With 'Dear Ajayi'

Nigeria's 'Dear Ajayi' by Damilola Orimogunje makes history as the first Nige...