Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa
Job details
We are seeking an experienced Correspondent to join Reuters' Breaking News team in Dakar.
About the Role
As our Sub-Saharan Africa Breaking News Correspondent, you will:
Produce real‑time headlines, newsbreaks, updates, sidebars, and visually driven human-interest stories.
Cover major breaking stories emerging from West & Central Africa and assist with coverage across other Sub‑Saharan African countries.
Coordinate closely with text and visuals colleagues across the region under direction of the Breaking News Editor for Sub‑Saharan Africa.
Plan by preparing Snap Templates, smart previews, prewrites and pivots with original angles for Updates. Think visuals: graphics, pictures, video.
Be versed in visuals-led breaking news by quickly assessing, making a coverage decision and escalating any event with strong or viral visuals, and quickly writing a story from it.
About You
To be our Sub-Saharan Africa Breaking News Correspondent, you will have:
At least three years of experience in the fast pace Breaking News or news monitoring and gathering environment, capable of working under pressure and collaborating in teams.
Proven strong news judgement and ability to process complex information quickly
Skilled at filtering news sources, including social media—to identify and report key developments, viral trends, and economic or political news across the region Sub-Saharan Africa region.
Fast, succinct, and accurate writing of headlines and stories under time constraints.
Working knowledge of global markets, especially in cocoa, oil, minerals, finance, and geopolitical affairs, with emphasis on Sub‑Saharan Africa
Fluent English; additional languages (e.g. French, Spanish or Portuguese) a plus.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.
Please note that no relocation package will be considered for this role.
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Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
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