Robbie Corey-Boulet

My brilliant mom died unexpectedly earlier this month, and my family and I are devastated. This article by @amkrell gives some insight into her endlessly impressive career: thenewstribune.com/news/local/art….

🔊 'It's not necessarily for people who are looking to relocate to Benin, it's more about having a formal connection to the country,' says @rcoreyb. Hear how Benin's citizenship program aims to reshape global ties on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/4r0bvrd

Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans. Then it forced them home reuters.com/world/africa/g…

"Ghana is in the middle of a heated debate over (Wahsington's) use of so-called third-country removals to hasten the departure of unauthorised immigrants who cannot easily be sent to their home countries." #Ghana #Africa #Trump #Immigration reuters.com/world/africa/g…

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight. Heartbreaking story by  Amindeh Blaise Atabong, @rcoreyb, @jriggers #MustRead @Reuters reuters.com/business/healt…

DREAM JOB ALERT: Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total). The role would involve frequent travel to Congo: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/External…

Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters reut.rs/43gZHYP

Thrilled to announce that I'm back in Dakar, now as West and Central Africa bureau chief for @Reuters. Honored to work with the brilliant team across the region. Do get in touch with tips, trip ideas, etc. Do not try to drag me into the jollof wars I remain neutral sorry.

There's been lots of great stuff written about African megacities such as Lagos and Kinshasa But they miss something: the rise of small-town Africa My piece this week is about how the growth of second cities and towns is transforming the continent economist.com/middle-east-an…

My deep dive into how the deaths of some Kenyan protesters were mischaracterized by police as road accidents and mob justice. At the country’s biggest morgue, only one gunshot death was recorded between June 25, the most violent day of protest, and June 30 reuters.com/world/africa/h…

My comments on the new Netflix series on the Saudi Pro League, ahead of the vote to award the 2034 men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia. I'd add that the series is entirely consistent with the 'experiential' element that SPL executives regularly emphasize. france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Ten years after construction began, Riyadh Metro officially opens to the public today 🚇 Big moment for the Saudi capital

تفتتح #السعودية الأسبوع المقبل محادثات برعاية الأمم المتحدة بشأن مكافحة التصحّر، إذ تروّج المملكة لنفسها باعتبارها المستجيب الأول للصعوبات البيئية رغم الانتقادات بأن أكبر مصدر للنفط يعيق خطوات مكافحة تغيّر المناخ. u.afp.com/59Me #فرانس_برس ✍️ @sofianealsaar @rcoreyb

Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented. u.afp.com/5VUK

Aydin Hadid Talal thought his whole family had been killed in Islamic State’s assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority. Then last year, the 20-year-old received messages from a Facebook account he didn’t recognize, asking about a missing brother reut.rs/3UYh0cf

At the US embassy in Guinea: "The entire department was empty, the lights were off" - Trump inherits waning US strength in Africa reuters.com/world/africa/t…

أكدت القمة المشتركة لجامعة الدول العربية ومنظمة التعاون الإسلامي في # الرياض الاثنين على أن لا سلام مع #إسرائيل قبل انسحابها من كل الأراضي العربية المحتلة إلى خط الرابع من حزيران/يونيو 1967، داعية الى حشد الدعم الدولي لإقامة دولة فلسطين. u.afp.com/5HA2 #فرانس_برس ✍️ @rcoreyb @sofianealsaar

Great to speak with ⁦@rcoreyb⁩ for this report on the Arab-Islamic summit this week in Saudi Arabia “Saudi crown prince demands Gaza, Lebanon ceasefires at Arab summit” - Al-Monitor al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

يعقد زعماء وقادة دول عربية وإسلامية قمة الإثنين في #السعودية لبحث الحرب في #غزة و #لبنان، في اجتماع يتوقع ألا تغيب عن أجوائه العودة المرتقبة لدونالد ترامب الى البيت الأبيض. u.afp.com/5HfQ #فرانس_برس ✍️ @rcoreyb

يتوقّع ولي العهد السعودي محمد بن سلمان علاقات شخصية أكثر دفئا مع البيت الأبيض إذا فاز دونالد #ترامب بالانتخابات الرئاسية في تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، لكنه يدرك أيضا المخاطر المصاحبة لعودة المرشح الجمهوري الذي لا يمكن التنبؤ بتصرفاته. u.afp.com/5KfU #فرانس_برس ✍️ @rcoreyb

“Woodward writes that [Saudi crown prince] bin Salman had an aide bring over a bag with about 50 burner phones, pulling out one labeled ‘TRUMP 45.’” cnn.com/2024/10/08/pol…