Tom Collins

Award-winning journalist covering West Africa @Telegraph, @thetimes, @guardian, @AfricanBizMag, @AJEnglish and others | Dakar via Nairobi, London, Paris |

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@skopemag Amazing track! One to watch, this guys is gonna blow up I reckon

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NEW: As Ivory Coast cracks down on child labor at the local level in the cocoa industry, the country grapples with drawing the line between abuse and family chores, reports @__TomCollins. https://t.co/pjcxYIpgOo

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Benin's cotton industry contributes around 40% to its GDP and 80% of exports. With a new industrial park, the country aims to generate approximately $11.6bn in revenues, by transforming locally grown cotton into world-class clothing.

@__TomCollins reports https://t.co/hwg9nF1TkK

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@MINE_Magazine Please could you provide email address for a pitch

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Private debt is surging in Africa as an alternative form of finance. My latest for @AfricanBizMag

https://t.co/ohZ9y8oGXD

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Latest reporting on Burkina for @TelegraphWorld

https://t.co/9HfMrhyZWu

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Senegal is on track for "big growth in 2023 and 2024" due to the development of the two oil and gas projects, says @Markbohlund senior credit analyst at REDDIntelligence.

Reporting by @__TomCollins. https://t.co/uSAobtvNvw

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My reporting on Sierra Leone's psychiatric hospital where until 2018 patients were chained to the walls.

It has undergone a dramatic refurbishment with help from US charity @PIH, but still the only mental health facility for a population of 8.1m people.

https://t.co/vY5e9nAQa5

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@Up_yours_Haftar Awesome, thanks!

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Does anyone have any recommendations for economists/analysts who can talk about Senegal's predicted 8% GDP growth this year?

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Child beggars are common in Senegal.

Often they are talibés - boys forced to beg while living at Islamic schools.

We found 30 runaway talibés who all claimed to have beaten and abused at the hands of their masters.

With photos from @Sam_Bradpiece

https://t.co/jKEushwMVm

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This was a grim story to work on with @__TomCollins.

Senegal is home to hundreds of thousands of young talibés - students who attend islamic schools known as daaras.

Many of them are forced to beg and suffer horrific abuse.

https://t.co/9Q5nfhQQyo

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Ivory Coast authorities laid bare how they are still battling multi-million dollar chocolate companies to improve wages for poor cocoa farmers.

My latest for @AJEnglish

https://t.co/RG0shGlFeB

[The Africa Report @TheAfricaReport]

In 2018, #SierraLeone's President Bio, introduced bold reforms to revolutionise the country's education sector. @__TomCollins sat down with @PresidentBio to talk about his education drive and if it would help him win next year's polls. https://t.co/OnRyAssb1Q

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My reporting from Sierra Leone which is facing a teenage pregnancy and abortion “epidemic,” according to medical professionals.

https://t.co/PsNd5Q783M