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Chika Oduah


Chika Oduah, a freelance journalist and photographer, has reported in Central America, Africa and the U.S. From her current base in Nigeria, Chika covers the West Africa region for international news outlets like Al Jazeera,  AllAfrica, NBC, The New York Times, UK Guardian, The Atlantic, National Geographic, National Public Radio, This Is Africa, MSNBC and many more.

Chika's work has also appeared in The Huffington Post, CNN’s Inside Africa, McClatchy News, Religion News Service and National Public Radio, among other publications. She is a 2010 graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, with a Master of Science degree in broadcast journalism. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.

Sources: Afrocentric Confessions, Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera

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Patrick Oti said…
Hi. C Ndi-Igbo. Loved reading your entries. Great work. Kudos. I think you should include my in-law in your future write entries.

Raised in Nsukka, Nigeria, Nnenna Okore has emerged as one of the most formidable and prolific artists of her generation.

She is an Associate Professor of Art at North Park University, Chicago, where she teaches Sculpture.

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