Nalova Akua

Africa, Mali, Yaoundé

Contributing Writer at Al Jazeera Media Institute

Freelance Correspondent at El País

Freelance Writer at Columbia Journalism Review

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Articles

Les pays du bassin du lac Tchad s’unissent pour endiguer la polio

1 month ago | gavi.org | Nalova Akua

Ndjidda Sali et Fadimatou Hamadou, respectivement boucher et restauratrice dans la région de l’Extrême-Nord du Cameroun, ont été confrontés à un dilemme délicat le 24 avril 2025 : fermer boutique pour faire vacciner leurs enfants contre la polio, ou maintenir leurs activités commerciales au risque de rater cette opportunité cruciale. Tous deux ont choisi sans hésiter de privilégier la santé de leurs enfants.
The Hidden Toll of Reporting on the Sudanese Civil War

1 month ago | cjr.org | Nalova Akua

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR‚Äôs daily newsletter. In June 2023, Nader Shilkawi, a thirty-four-year-old journalist working with the Sudan Radio and Television Corporation, was returning home from a reporting trip when he was seized by members of a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. The group‚ÄĒa party in a brutal civil war that has torn the country apart since April 2023‚ÄĒaccused the reporter of working with the Sudanese army to monitor its movements.
How one queer African woman is redefining marriage and culture

1 month ago | fairplanet.org | Nalova Akua

On 24 March this year, UK-based Cameroonian researcher, LGBTQ+ activist and entrepreneur Bandy Kiki married her female Nigerian partner, Jenny, sparking backlash from some members of her Nso community and acquaintances. Kiki, who currently serves as the director of Living Free UK, an organisation that aims to validate the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ Africans, asylum seekers and refugees, with a focus on those residing in the UK, came out as gay in 2017.
Cameroon poets and war

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Nalova Akua

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In Cameroon's civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Nalova Akua

BUEA, Cameroon - A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: "Death.""The day you die, people will cry," the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon. "But this won't stop the clock from ticking or the flowers from blooming."
In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

1 month ago | bhpioneer.com | Nalova Akua

BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon.
In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

1 month ago | argus-press.com | Nalova Akua

BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon.
In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

1 month ago | latimes.com | Nalova Akua

Boris Taleabong Alemnge, known as Penboy, recites as artists perform “Cries of War” before an audience in Buea, Cameroon, on March 9, 2025. A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwestern Cameroon.
Stuff

1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Nalova Akua
In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

1 month ago | tribdem.com | Nalova Akua

BUEA, Cameroon – A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon.