Carley Petesch

AP Newsperson for The Associated Press, U.S. Desk. Former AP West Africa correspondent in Dakar and Africa News Desk in Johannesburg.

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@Trevornoah Chicago!

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@lynseychutel @JonathanBallPub Cannot wait to read it! Bravo Lynsey. Will we be able to access it stateside?

[AP Africa @AP_Africa]

Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia's war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea.

The World Food Program's executive director says the war is “piling catastrophe on top of catastrophe” for the world's poor. https://t.co/luGMsPjWf4

[Nicolas Haque @nicolashaque]

Happy Labour day to all fellow working journalists. @Trevornoah reminding the WH press corps what it’s all about

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

My latest with @GeraldImrayAP on Russia's military presence in Africa.

[AP Africa @AP_Africa]

Russia has engaged in under-the-radar military operations in at least half a dozen African countries in the last five years using a shadowy mercenary force that is now becoming prominent in the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/1siJJ2jmrZ

[AP Africa @AP_Africa]

An Ethiopian court has ordered journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be released on bail after being imprisoned for four months without charges. Kiyaro was granted bail while prosecutors determine whether or not to press charges against him. #FreeAmirAmanKiyaro https://t.co/2CijZCou1p

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

AP calls for release of Ethiopian journalist in detention (from @AP) #FreeAmirAmanKiyaro https://t.co/D4pQR3urdZ

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

Representation matters: A profile of Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa's 1st female leader

[AP Africa @AP_Africa]

WHO Africa's first woman leader sees her African identity as a strength in developing health policies to help the continent through the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/fmGUVA7ZQN

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@chinedu_asadu @AP It's been wonderful having you on the team!

[Sam Mednick @sammednick]

#BurkinaFaso’s President Kabore is being held by mutinous soldiers. There’s a heavy military build up outside the state broadcaster awaiting remarks https://t.co/l9Y54sUfMo

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@nicolashaque Go Nic Go! You've got it

[Yesica Fisch @YesicaFisch]

Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso's virus fight by ⁦@AP⁩. Text ⁦⁦@sammednick⁩ photos ⁦@sgarcia_photo⁩ and video by me. With the support of ⁦@ejcnet⁩. https://t.co/okDMaR11KR

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

Africa's 'Great Green Wall' shifts focus to hold off desert (from @AP) https://t.co/WZHuFRfXWk

[AP Africa @AP_Africa]

Internal documents and witness accounts reveal the first starvation deaths since Ethiopia’s government in June imposed what the U.N. calls ‘a de facto humanitarian aid blockade’ on the Tigray region. https://t.co/psybkaUBz0

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@lynseychutel @nytimes Bravo Lynsey!!! @nytimes lucky to have you.

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes (from @AP) https://t.co/K6SvVRSG7H

[The Associated Press @AP]

Thrown to the ground: Through pandemic threats, qualifying competitions and home nation challenges, Guinean wrestler Fatoumata Yarie Camara gets up again and again determined to realize her Olympic dream. https://t.co/UTHp2yHFPb

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

A worrying sign as the festival arrives in a nation that was thought to have cases under control. Senegal to celebrate Tabaski amid dramatic COVID-19 surge
(from @AP) https://t.co/OCWimVV0gi

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

Deaths climb to 72 in South Africa riots after Zuma jailed (from @AP) https://t.co/GWQ8fVQ4Hk

[Carley Petesch @carleypetesch]

@Fitz_ly Sounds about right to me🙃