Bukola Adebayo

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West Africa Correspondent at Context

West Africa Correspondent at Thomson Reuters Foundation

Correspondent @ContextNewsroom by @TRF. [email protected]. Nieman fellow @harvard. Ex @Change & @CNNI.

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Reporter's notebook: Bitten in the world's malaria hotspot

2 weeks ago | context.news | Bukola Adebayo

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito, a malarial vector, obtains a blood meal from a human host in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via ReutersWhat’s the context? A friend's death; recurring infections: Our Lagos reporter shares her malaria experience as US aid cuts spark fear of a resurgence. LAGOS - I had a nagging suspicion that I had malaria - again - even before my test results came back from the lab.
Nigeria: Oil Tarred Ogoniland - Now Nigeria Wants to Drill Anew

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Bukola Adebayo

What's the context? To boost declining crude output, Nigeria wants to resume drilling in oil-wrecked communitiesLAGOS - Supporters point to the jobs and talk up the money. Opponents mourn the lost mangroves, the oil-slicked earth and all the broken promises to mop up past spills. Drilling is back on the agenda in Nigeria.
Oil-tarred Ogoniland: now Nigeria wants to drill anew

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Bukola Adebayo

FEATURE 11 April 2025 - 12:55 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Nigeria's state oil company NNPC has launched several new exploration projects. File photo. Supporters point to the jobs and talk up the money. Opponents mourn the lost mangroves, the oil-slicked earth and all the broken promises to mop up past spills. Drilling is back on the agenda in Nigeria.
Oil-tarred Ogoniland - now Nigeria wants to drill anew | Financial News

1 month ago | lse.co.uk | Bukola Adebayo

Activists oppose drilling due to past pollution *Government promises more jobs and schools *Expert say new oil revenue could fund old clean-up By Bukola AdebayoLAGOS, April 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S upporters point to the jobs and talk up the money. Opponents mourn the lost mangroves, the oil-slicked earth and all the broken promises to mop up past spills. Drilling is back on the agenda in Nigeria.
アングル：アフリカのコロナ犠牲者17万人超、予想を大幅に下回った理由

2 months ago | jp.reuters.com | Bukola Adebayo |Nita Bhalla |Kim Harrisberg

２０２０年３月、新型コロナウイルス感染症（ＣＯＶＩＤ－１９）が「パンデミック」（世界的な大流行）であると宣言された際、国際社会はアフリカに関して悲観的な予測を立てていたが――。写真は２０２０年４月、南アフリカのダーバン近郊で感染抑制のため、戸別訪問での検査中に子どもらに手洗いの方法を教える医療従事者（２０２５年ロイター/Rogan Ward）［ラゴス／ナイロビ／ヨハネスブルク１１日トムソン・ロイター財団］ - ２０２０年３月、新型コロナウイルス感染症（ＣＯＶＩＤ－１９）が「パンデミック」（世界的な大流行）であると宣言された際、国際社会はアフリカに関して悲観的な予測を立てていた。財源不足で設備の整わない医療体制が崩壊し、数百万人が死亡するだろうと。同年４月、国連アフリカ経済委員会は、パンデミックの直接的な結果としてアフリカでは最大３３０万人が命を落とす可能性があると発表した。５年たった今、世界保健機構（ＷＨＯ）のデータによれば、アフリカで記録された新型コロナによる死者は１７万５５００人超にとどまった。世界全体の死亡者数７００万人の２．５％にすぎない。...
Africa: Covid-19 - How Did Africa Defy the Odds With Fewer Deaths?

2 months ago | allafrica.com | Bukola Adebayo |Nita Bhalla |Kim Harrisberg

The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to decimate African populations, but that didn't happen. Why?
COVID-19: How did Africa defy the odds with fewer deaths?

2 months ago | context.news | Bukola Adebayo |Nita Bhalla |Kim Harrisberg

What’s the context? The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to decimate African populations, but that didn't happen. Why?
'Total panic' as USAID cuts jobs from Syria to Haiti

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Nita Bhalla |Bukola Adebayo |Rohullah Talaash |Joseph Guyler Delva

For almost five years, Sumaya's work as a psychologist at a charity-run clinic in northwest Syria offered a lifeline to the many people scarred by the country's 14-year civil war. She counseled patients depressed and suicidal after years in displacement camps, or traumatized by the conflict. But everything changed on Jan. 20 when U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly halted the aid that funded the clinic in the town of Sarmada.
'Total panic' as USAID cuts jobs from Syria to Haiti

2 months ago | context.news | Nita Bhalla |Bukola Adebayo |Rohullah Talaash |Joseph Guyler Delva

What’s the context? Tens of thousands of local aid workers across the world suffer layoffs as Trump freezes USAID funding. From Haiti to Afghanistan, aid workers lose jobs overnightSome aid workers forced to take loans, cut back on foodFew opportunities if USAID freeze is not liftedNAIROBI/LAGOS/KABUL/PORT-AU-PRINCE - For almost five years, Sumaya's work as a psychologist at a charity-run clinic in northwest Syria offered a lifeline to the many people scarred by the country's 14-year civil war.
Africa: Four Humanitarian Crises That Demand More Attention in 2025

2 months ago | allafrica.com | Nita Bhalla |Bukola Adebayo

What's the context? Violence in Sudan, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti has left many without food and basic servicesNAIROBI/LAGOS - Protracted armed conflicts in Sudan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Congo and escalating gang violence in Haiti are fuelling hunger and displacing people and show no signs of ebbing in 2025. Here's how the four countries are struggling with urgent humanitarian crises that lack enough attention and funding.