Welcome.

My name is Sophie Neiman.

I am an award winning journalist, covering conflict and human rights in east and central Africa.

I’m currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, and have reported from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda.

My reporting on women in Congo won the 2025 Gaby Rado Award from Amnesty International, and an investigative film I produced on extra-judicial executions in Ugandan national parks won the 2026 gold Telly Award for nature and wildlife.

I’ve also been long listed for the One World Media awards, received a finalist diploma from the New York Festivals film and TV award, and am one of 25 finalists for the inaugural Stringer Foundation prize.

My work has appeared in Al Jazeera, BBC World Service, The Christian Science Monitor, New Internationalist, The New York Review of Books, NPR, Prospect Magazine, The Telegraph and World Politics Review among others.

I hold a master’s degree in African Studies from the University of Cambridge and am a grantee of the Pulitzer Center. I served as co-chair for the International Press Association of Uganda from 2024 to 2026. I have hostile environment and first aid training.

I’m passionate about telling women’s stories, reporting grassroots perspectives, and using journalism to confront the legacies of colonialism and imperialism.

If you have a news tip or are looking to collaborate on a project, please visit the contact page or send an email to sophie.neiman[at]gmail[dot]com.

I look forward to hearing from you!