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Jenifer Gilla is an experienced environmental journalist known for her in-depth reporting on climate change, biodiversity, water scarcity, and sustainable development. She has a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and is currently pursuing Msc in Climate Change and Sustainable Development at University of Dar es Salaam. With notable bylines in The Guardian Tanzania, she has investigated gender equity in media, critiquing newsroom biases and advocating for greater inclusion of women efforts that reflect her commitment to amplifying underrepresented perspectives in Tanzanian journalism. Further, Jenifer has  covered major events like the UN LDC’s Summit in Doha, COP 27 and 28, and the 8th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. She has  pursued grants to enhance her impact, including from The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) grant and  from DW Academy.

Ian Katusiime, Uganda |

Ian Katusiime is a Senior Reporter at The Independent covering politics, technology, security, health and international affairs. He is interested in the intersection between emerging technologies and governance. Ian was crowned the best political reporter at the 2025 Uganda National Journalism Awards organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). In 2024, he took part in a DW Fellowship on Digital Threats for an investigation on how female activists in Uganda counter online harassment. He has written a paper on Uganda’s foreign policy titled Foreign Policy by Troop Deployment and a follow-up paper on the troop drawdown

in the African peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Ian has contributed to a book on the global arms trade titled Monstrous Anger of the Guns. In 2022, he took part in a Youth for Policy Migration Fellowship organised by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

John Tor Madira Machier is the Editor-in-Chief of Sudans Post, an independent digital-only news outlet covering the Sudans (Sudan and South Sudan) in English and Arabic. He has over eight years of experience in conflict reporting, political affairs, and investigative journalism. John also contributes to Sudan War Monitor, where he specializes in open-source conflict verification and military analysis. He has reported extensively on digital governance, media freedom, and displacement in the region. A graduate of Cairo University’s Faculty of Mass Communication, he is fluent in English, Arabic, and Nuer. As a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellow, John is focused on documenting the digital divide, mobile money access, and state-citizen digital interactions in South Sudan.

Kei Emmanuel Duku is a dynamic and motivated multimedia and data journalist from South Sudan with over five years of experience. His expertise lies in reporting on critical issues, including natural resources (with a focus on gold smuggling), wildlife trafficking, environmental crimes, and climate change. He possesses a robust background in technology, fact-checking, health, gender-based violence, human rights, and sports reporting, showcasing a diverse array of journalistic interests and a dedication to impactful storytelling. Over the last five years, he has been awarded 10 regional and global reporting grants with different organisations. His work has received various awards including from the Media Development Institute for health reporting, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan where he won the 2024 award for reporting on sports, and earning the title of Second Runner-Up in the 2024 African Media Development Foundation-Nigeria competition in the Climate Change reporting category.

Ronald is a multi-award-winning journalist with over a decade of journalism experience. He is an African Union Media Fellow (2023/24), and primarily reports for The Independent, Uganda’s premier political and business magazine. Ronald’s diverse work has also been published by several international publications including; The Independent (UK), Infonile, The Niles, Climate Tracker and Kulturaustausch Magazine (Germany). He has deep interest in development journalism and particularly focuses on politics and public policy, business and economics, public health, the environment (climate change and conservation), the extractives industry, regional integration, all forms of human rights, the humanitarian crisis, diplomacy and international affairs, among several other beats. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts (English & Communication Skills) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Journalism &  Communication (both from Makerere University, Kampala). He is concluding his Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Studies at Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi.