Monica Mark

Southern Africa bureau chief, Financial Times

Monica Mark has reported on conflict, power and social change across Africa and covers the continent’s south for the Financial Times. Her 2014 reporting on the Chibok schoolgirl abduction reconstructed Boko Haram’s attack through witnesses and people within the security system. It examined confusion and contradictions in the official response rather than simply repeating government statements. Her later coverage has also addressed violence against women, anti-migrant tensions and Johannesburg’s governance. This record connects major political developments with the experiences of people living with the consequences of conflict and institutional failure.