Blog entries from: Alexis Okeowo


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March 9 2013

From Alexis Okeowo Sat Mar 9 2013, 04:35:29

I wrote about Africa's richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, in this week's Bloomberg Businessweek. He's a very difficult man to catch. Photo via Bloomberg Businessweek

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December 23 2012

From Alexis Okeowo Sun Dec 23 2012, 18:50:32

I have a story in the year-end issue of the The New Yorker, my first print piece for them, about Ugandan activist Frank Mugisha and the rise of the gay-rights movement there. It's subscription only, but do read! I also wrote a short accompanying article for the web about the perpetually-in-limbo "Kill the Gays" bill. [...]

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November 13 2012

From Alexis Okeowo Tue Nov 13 2012, 16:07:31

A little late on this, but I wrote about Uganda's first Gay Pride back in August. It was an incredible event. Photo by Anne Ackermann

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June 25 2012

From Alexis Okeowo Mon Jun 25 2012, 15:54:38

I visited South Africa's most hated gallery for The New Yorker, and, before that, wrote about a controversy involving President Jacob Zuma and an infamous painting that rocked the country for over a month. Photo via The New Yorker

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