David Lewis

Reuters Africa Special correspondent. Focusing on enterprise/investigative coverage. Previously Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa + Dar. All views my own. RTs just RTs.

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

"Why would you show us your lavish lifestyle + still not do your job as a leader?" said #Kenyan artist + activist Rachel Stephanie Akinyi, referring to politicians' social media posts. "What are you trying to show us?"  https://t.co/rCspSQS2eU

[Sonia Rolley @soniarolley]

#RDC : l’équipe de @ReutersAfrica récompensée pour sa couverture des derniers mois sur le conflit au Congo par l’Overseas press club @opcofamerica. Congrats to @DG_Lewis, @giuparavicini et bien d’autres pour ce prix tous médias confondus - https://t.co/4qmwebN5FS

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Congratulations to the Morocco legal team - truly the greatest strikers in African football history. Who needs a world-class frontline when you have a committee that can score three goals from a mahogany desk two months after the final whistle?

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Senegal’s president casually updates his social profile pictures to include the AFCON trophy behind him.

How do you say “come and get it if you can” in Wolof?

[Know Africa @KnowAfrica]

"A tinderbox conflict in #Congo is ready to explode"
- excellent overview and infographics of situation in eastern #DRC from @Da_Pacific, @DG_Lewis, @readelev, @JonRMcClure and @soniarolley via @Reuters.
#Africa
#RDC
#DRCongo
#RDCongo
https://t.co/MQ9ro0xnxI

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

War is spreading in eastern #Congo again. It is still not clear how far things will go but 3 neighbouring armies are back in.

We worked with the amazing @ReutersGraphics team to illustrate who the players are, where they are + what is at stake.

https://t.co/BGF56wXqhY

[Eriko Asakura @erikoasakura]

Pour comprendre le conflit dans l'est de la RDC visuellement et à travers des données. Merci ⁦@ReutersAfrica⁩ ⁦@soniarolley⁩ ⁦@DG_Lewis⁩ https://t.co/Ll6oPaeuVf

[Christoph N. Vogel @ethuin]

Rejoignez-nous ce soir 21h de #Goma/20h de #Kinshasa pour un débat sur la situation actuelle à l’est de la #RDC, les évolutions qui nous y ont amenés et les issues possibles, en présence de plusieurs spécialistes qui partageront leurs analyses.

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

Events are moving fast in eastern #DemocraticRepublicCongo, where #Rwanda-backed rebels have swept into the eastern town of Goma.

Follow the news on the @Reuters live page with updates from from our team in the city, across the region + beyond.

https://t.co/9lf6KIgmxj

[Jason Stearns @jasonkstearns]

My take on the fighting in Goma right now––a town of 1.5 million with tens of thousands of displaced people huddled in fear at the moment. https://t.co/gL74tVw03S

[Reade Levinson @readelev]

Exclusive: European cocaine kingpin has high level protection in Sierra Leone-sources https://t.co/S9h9lsmAcG w/ @DG_Lewis @vdbergstephanie

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

A Dutch drug kingpin called Chubby Jos been on the run for years, convicted for smuggling cocaine + ordering a murder.
This week, we traced him to #SierraLeone, where sources say he has found refuge and high-level protection.
https://t.co/OR9nni5bHK

[David G-V @gauthiervillars]

Cocaine kingpin Leijdekkers, aka “Chubby Jos,” is one of the most wanted drug smugglers.

@Reuters found the Dutchman: ensconced in Sierra Leone.

On Jan. 1, he attended a mass with Julius Maada Bio, the West African country’s president.

By @DG_Lewis

https://t.co/5JEqh4uCud

[Justin Lynch @just1nlynch]

Great work by @readelev and @dg_lewis for the most comprehensive account yet of UAE logistics network to the RSF. Kudos to @aagalloni and Reuters for supporting this critical investigation.

[Reade Levinson @readelev]

NEW: For the last year, @DG_Lewis and I have been tracking planes at Amdjarass airport in eastern Chad.

Using satellite imagery and data, we identified 170 flights by cargo planes based in the UAE that headed on the route towards Chad since April 2023.

[Stephen Sackur @stephensackur]

THREAD:

1. PERSONAL NEWS:
Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵

[Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala @StanysBujakera]

#RDC: Une BD pour dénoncer la corruption et éveiller les consciences. "Complot contre le Congo" publié ce 4 octobre!

Créée par la Coalition le Congo N’est pas à vendre et réalisée par une équipe d’artistes congolais, la BD s'inspire d’une histoire vraie liée à la corruption dans le secteur minier congolais. Une longue réflexion menée par le CNPAV pour dénoncer l’influence néfaste de pratiques économiques opaques.

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

Heads up for jobs with @Reuters in #Africa.

Applications are now open for the following roles:

- Senior markets correspondent
- #WestAfrica mining correspondent
- #Nigeria chief reporter
- as well as pix + video positions on @ReutersAfrica team.

https://t.co/h4WIHoMfd1

[ACLED @ACLEDINFO]

Weekly testimonials | The ACLED team regularly provides the media with the latest figures on conflict events and fatalities, along with commentary on trends and dynamics. Today, we are proud to share perspectives from @GGA_org on the impact of ACLED data.

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

A young man from #Mali said militants had tried to recruit him, promising money and protect for his family. "But you can't trust them, because they kill your friends in front of you." The young man fled and made it to the #CanaryIslands last year before moving to Barcelona.

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

Much of the world's attention is focused on conflicts elsewhere but violence in the #Sahel is at unprecedented levels. Civilians are suffering, military juntas are struggling to deliver on promises of peace and there are signs of spikes in migration. https://t.co/eDJCh6RVbT

[David Lewis @DG_Lewis]

@LongWarJournal @caleb_weiss7 @Reuters @SimNasr A @Reuters analysis of @ACLEDINFO data found that the number of violent events involving jihadi groups in #BurkinaFaso, #Mali + #Niger has almost doubled since 2021.
Since the start of this year, there have been 224 attacks a month on average, up from 128 in 2021.