In 2012, the year I moved to Lagos, I became the first Dutch-speaking journalist based in Nigeria. From there I report for Dutch NRC Handelsblad and VPRO Radio’s Bureau Buitenland. Also I write feature articles for anglophone media such as The New York Times and Al Jazeera and work as researcher and producer for television. I won De Tegel 2019 audience award, the foremost prize in Dutch journalism. My focus is mainly on Nigeria, but I have been reporting from Africa south of the Sahara since 2002. My fourth book, DIY Society, about life in Lagos, was recently published in Dutch. As a freelancer I decide on my own agenda, trying to tell stories otherwise overlooked. In this way I hope to paint a more balanced picture of this universe of a country.
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