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Nalova Akua

Africa, Mali, Yaoundé

Journalist at Freelance

Contributing Writer at Al Jazeera Media Institute

Freelance Correspondent at El País

Freelance Writer at Columbia Journalism Review

Contributor at The Guardian

Contributor at Associated Press

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  • 1 week 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.

  • 1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Nalova Akua

  • 1 week 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.

  • 1 week ago | cochraneeagle.ca | Nalova Akua

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  • 1 week ago | startribune.com | Nalova Akua

    By NALOVA AKUA ''My goal here is not just to perfect their skills. It is for them to use the art forms to bring solutions to their communities,'' Penboy said. ''Artists have the responsibility to use their craft to advocate for change."For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulseThe Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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12 May 25

RT @ChrisFomunyoh: In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable | AP News ⁦@AkuaNalova⁩ https://t.co/nKBWnp507A

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10 May 25

RT @SalakoBabaa: A swimming initiative in Lagos is transforming disabled youths who are often ostracized from active activities. The traine…

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10 May 25

RT @africatechie: Thank you @AkuaNalova for this beautiful piece: https://t.co/Ps4BnEOevS