Emmanuel Akinwotu

09 December 2016   |   9:22 am  

Emmanuel Akinwotu is a journalist writing on Nigeria for the Guardian UK and the New Statesman. He has also written for Reuters, The Africa Report, The New African Magazine, Media Diversified and PS21. He has broadcasted for Al Jazeera and appeared on Ben TV. As well as on Nigerian affairs, he also written on EU migration and wider African politics. He tweets @ea_akin.

 

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