Tag: West Africa

• Transitions

  

  Our “fight” against terrorism is being shaped by modernity’s perfect storm: urbanization, economic inequality, corruption, political fragility, historical grievance and even climate change have seeded the grounds for an unwanted harvest. The topic seemed paradoxically too big to be, and not to be, a story. So, after months of reflection, I decided to be, and…

  Adam McCauley

  January 3, 2016

  Published, Reporter’s Notebook, Writing

  Africa, AQAP, Boko Haram, New Year, NYTimes, Oxford, terrorism, Times Are Changing, Transitions, West Africa

• Pirates, Poachers and Palm Oil

  

  With just under two weeks to go, I need your support to bring “Pirates, Poachers and Palm Oil” to life!

  Adam McCauley

  February 27, 2014

  Reporter’s Notebook

  Africa, Beacon, Central Africa, crowdsourcing, environmental reporting, Journalism, Palm Oil, Pirates, Poaching, security, support, West Africa

• A Tunnel…And then Light.

  

  To report with meaning, you need support. How much is journalism worth to you?

  Adam McCauley

  November 22, 2013

  Published, Reporter’s Notebook

  Beacon, Beacon Reader, Central Africa, contribute, freelance, future of journalism, new beginnings, New York, Piracy, terrorism, West Africa

• In the field: Douala, Cameroon

  

  Along a snaking, pot-holed, mud road that leads away from Douala’s international airport, motorists pass road-side food carts, motor repair stores and —more recently— Chinese-operated boutiques selling everything from food stuffs to beauty products. As a young boy struggles with the rusty chain on his bicycle, the afternoon’s traffic hurries past.

  Adam McCauley

  October 15, 2013

  Published, Reporter’s Notebook, Writing

  bike, boy, cameroon, roads, street art, traffic, West Africa