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Olivia is a freelance journalist and photographer covering a range of beats including climate, global health, human rights and migration. Based between Congo and Greece, she covers stories across Africa.
Her work has been nominated for several prizes. This year (2026), her photojournalism was shortlisted for an Amnesty International Press Award. Her long-form writing saw her nominated for 'Feature Writer of the Year' by the British Press Awards. She nervously awaits the results of both competitions..... Olivia has a background in on-the-ground reporting and worked as The Economist's central Africa correspondent for 3 years. She covered 5 elections, an Ebola outbreak, the ever-worsening conflict in eastern DRC and interviewed 2 presidents. She has also worked as a photographer for Reuters across Africa. Her pictures have appeared in The New York Times, BBC, Al Jazeera, Geographical Magazine, The Sunday Times and elsewhere. For 2 years, Olivia was part of an award-winning investigative journalism team, SourceMaterial. Awards + nominations: - Amnesty International, photojournalism, 2026 - British Press Awards, feature writer of the year, 2026 - Amnesty International features awards, 2024 - HEFAT trained, 2019 - British Photography Awards, 2017 - Forbes 30 under 30, European Journalism, 2017 Olivia works as a photographer to UN agencies & NGOs and has undertaken assignments for UNICEF, WFP, WHO, UNFPA, UNDP, KFW, Mercy Corps, Comic Relief and others. She loves doing this work too. |
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