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Hello, X! My name is Ismail Auwal, a Freelance Journalist and Storyteller.
For 5+ years, I’ve helped orgs craft narratives that matter. My reporting have appeared on @nytimes and @FinancialTimes (UK), with a specialization in Development across Africa for @AfricanNewspage.
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Yes.
Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking.
Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
Read our latest piece “ The Hit Erotica Writers Outwitting Nigeria’s Religious Censors” for @nytimes
@ruthmaclean and Taiwo Aina.
nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world…
To read deeply, learn endlessly, and write freely — that’s all I ask of life. The rest is distraction.
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Social media firms need to be taken seriously as both tech platforms and as influential political organizations argue @fisheridd of @iddbirmingham and @HassanIdayat of @CSIS blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
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GOOD NEWS: Nigerian Army troops neutralized several bandits in a fierce operation in Ruwan Godiya outskirt area, Faskari LGA, Katsina State. Survivors fled, abandoning weapons, bombs, phones & bikes. Some drowned fleeing through a river.
@Bahaushee @AbdulGidadoo @___Bils @woye1 – at Katsina, Nigeria
As Mahamoud Youssouf leads the AU, I spoke with Prof. Thomas Tieku on the challenges ahead. Can he steer the continent forward? Read more: africannewspage.net/2025/03/…
@AfricanNewspage
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Our #factcheckers have spotted a viral post being shared on #WhatsApp groups claiming that Federal University of Technology Babura in Jigawa state is recruiting degree holders with 1st&2nd class for lecturing job, that is false. Please don't fall victim to fraudsters @CitadRadio
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@_AfricanUnion is set for a landmark event — the election of 5th substantive Chairperson of its Commission and Commissioners — taking place during the 36th Ordinary Session of #AUAssembly, from Feb 12 - 16, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. @RailaOdinga
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I wrote a report for @AfricanNewspage about the upcoming African Union election. In it, I explore the key candidates, the stakes for the continent, and what this election means for Africa’s future.
Check it out here: africannewspage.net/2025/02/…
While at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I had the opportunity to speak with Zipporah Maubane, the newly appointed head of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA). Our conversation was published in African Newspage.
Read the full interview below.
In a world where Africa’s narrative is often dominated by negative stereotypes, @zipporahmaubane, newly appointed Head of Communications and Advocacy at the @NEPAD_Agency, is on a mission to change how the continent is viewed. #Agenda2063
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@nardosbthomas, the CEO of @NEPAD_Agency , has been named one of @NewAfricanMag’s 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024. #MostInfluentialAfricans2024
@zipporahmaubane @selemanykitenge @ekbensah @ismaaga6
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I was in Maiduguri, Borno State, to attend the second edition of the Borno Book and Art Festival. In this article, I share my experiences during my stay.
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“Pfizer vaccine was administered on me, and I couldn’t move my leg; the other one also shrunk and dried up… It damaged my organs, they killed my hormones that will help me to grow..."
Hear untold stories about the infamous vaccine trial in Kano State, Nigeria, that killed 11 children and deformed others who are now adults in the documentary.
Showing 👇🏿
🗓️Tuesday, December 24th.
🕑8:30 PM WAT.
📺DSTV 422, Startimes 274,
YouTube:youtube.com/@NewsCentralAfri…
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@NEPAD_Agency and @FMoHealth have signed an agreement to improve healthcare systems in Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia.
@nardosbthomas @CChamdimba @miss_lyndo @ismaaga6
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The 8th @PIDA_Africa held Nov 25 - 29 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sought to address the continent’s $100 billion annual infrastructure financing deficit. #PidaWeek2024
@amibiaka
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I wrote about ‘decolonial-postcolonial’ narratives reflecting on my research trip in Switzerland and the need for a more pluralistic view for curatorial and artistic programmes from Africa.
prohelvetia.ch/en/whats-on/e…
Read our latest on how charges dropped in case against binance employee held in Nigeria.
nytimes.com/2024/10/23/busin…
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I loved working with Ismail Alfa, @ismaaga6 & @YagazieEmezi on this – an intimate look at one family in Nigeria, how they arrived at six children, and how they manage.
The latest in @nytimes' Old World, Young Africa series.
nytimes.com/2024/10/21/world…