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Johnstone Kpilaakaa

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Gboko, Nigeria
Covers:  conflict, human rights, humanitarian crises, social accountability, social responses, tech & innovation.
🇻🇦: standards editor @HumAngle_ • behavioural scientist

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Johnstone Kpilaakaa’s Biography

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Hey, I’m Johnstone Kpilaakaa. 👋🏿

I’m a journalist reporting from the frontlines of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises across Nigeria’s Middle Belt.

I’m currently Sub-Editor at HumAngle, a leading African newsroom focused on the human cost of conflict and humanitarian issues, where I also head the Standards and Ethics desk.

Previously, I covered startups, policy, and venture capital within Africa’s tech ecosystem for Bendada.com (now TheCondia).

Outside the newsroom, I mentor budd…

Awards

BudgIT Active Citizens Award

2022 - Solution Journalism

Out of over 300 entries, Johnstone's report on an anti-gender-based violence radio show in Northern Nigeria was selected as the top four finalists at the inaugural edition of the BudgIT Active Citizens Awards.