Nosmot Gbadamosi

Nosmot Gbadamosi is a multimedia journalist and the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Africa Brief. She has reported on human rights, the environment, and sustainable development from across the African continent.

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Rubio sits between Congo's and Rwanda's foreign ministers. Thet are all signing documents.
Rubio sits between Congo's and Rwanda's foreign ministers. Thet are all signing documents.

Can Trump Bring Peace to Congo?

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.
A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs.

Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage

Analysis
Edward Alden, Catherine Osborn, Julian E. Zelizer, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Sumit Ganguly, Matthew Kroenig, Caroline de Gruyter, Michael Kugelman, Nosmot Gbadamosi, Steven A. Cook
A man in a red shirt and green cap is shown from the side, holding a chisel over stones.
A man in a red shirt and green cap is shown from the side, holding a chisel over stones.

Can Nigeria Trump-Proof Its Economy?

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A man in a bright blue shirt gestures with his arms spread wide.
A man in a bright blue shirt gestures with his arms spread wide.

Coup Leader Wins Gabon’s Presidential Election

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A person is shown at a sewing machine behind a couple piles of denim.
A person is shown at a sewing machine behind a couple piles of denim.

What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Africa

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Soldiers in camo are shown on the back of a vehicle on a dusty road.
Soldiers in camo are shown on the back of a vehicle on a dusty road.

Is South Sudan’s Fragile Peace Over?

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.
Godswill Akpabio, the president of Nigeria's Senate, takes the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 13, 2023.

Nigeria’s Missed #MeToo Moment

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) walks past the Tigrayan flag at the Tshehaye IDPs camp in Shire, Tigray region, on July 16, 2024.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) walks past the Tigrayan flag at the Tshehaye IDPs camp in Shire, Tigray region, on July 16, 2024.

Tigray Power Struggle Risks Ethiopia-Eritrea War

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Salomon Kahizia digs in the run-off from an artisanal cassiterite and coltan mining site near Numbi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Apr. 7, 2017.
Salomon Kahizia digs in the run-off from an artisanal cassiterite and coltan mining site near Numbi in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Apr. 7, 2017.

Why Congo Is Suing Apple

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A separatist belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) stands guard ahead of the release of seven captured Senegalese soldiers at an abandoned settlement, Baipal, Gambia on Feb. 14, 2022.
A separatist belonging to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) stands guard ahead of the release of seven captured Senegalese soldiers at an abandoned settlement, Baipal, Gambia on Feb. 14, 2022.

Senegal Makes Peace With Separatists

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
People protest against proposed budget and social funding cuts in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 21, 2024.
People protest against proposed budget and social funding cuts in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 21, 2024.

South Africa VAT Spat Delays Budget

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Military personnel supervise the arrival of aid carried by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft at the airport of Benghazi on Sept. 16, 2023.
Military personnel supervise the arrival of aid carried by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft at the airport of Benghazi on Sept. 16, 2023.

After Assad’s Fall, Russia Looks to Libya and Sudan

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11

Trump vs. South Africa

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
Residents look at members of the Congolese Red-Cross burying dozens of bodies in Goma on Feb. 3.
Residents look at members of the Congolese Red-Cross burying dozens of bodies in Goma on Feb. 3.

M23 Declares Congo Cease-Fire

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
A displaced man carries his possessions as he flees Nzulo for Goma, near Nzulo, on Jan. 22.
A displaced man carries his possessions as he flees Nzulo for Goma, near Nzulo, on Jan. 22.

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Goma

Africa Brief
Nosmot Gbadamosi
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