Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Migrants shipwreck on Italy’s coast, protestors in Mexico condemn changes to election laws, and a rare event of kidnapping in Papua New Guinea
Onize Ohikere observes long lines, scattered conflicts, and hope at the polls
The struggling power grid in South Africa is keeping millions of people in the dark
Plus: Flooding in Brazil, protests in Bangladesh, and human trafficking in Bulgaria
Plus: a power crisis in South Africa, and a bishop in Nicaragua receives a prison sentence
The blockade leaves residents without essential services
After a massive earthquake kills thousands, relief agencies speed aid to an already troubled region
Plus: Danish protests, and a national security trial in Hong Kong
Plus: Mourning in Eswatini, Myanmar opium spike, and violence in Haiti
Plus: Belgian protests, building collapse in Syria, and Burkina Faso captives freed