The Courier was a magazine published by the European Commission, focusing on African, Caribbean, Pacific and European Union (ACP-EU) development cooperation. The magazine was produced by a Consortium of three media partners, with the Executive Board consisting of the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Director General for Development at the European Commission. The magazine had a circulation of 80,000 copies and was distributed in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, in over 100 countries. My work involved coordinating editorial, print/web production, marketing, distribution and reporting processes for the magazine. I also wrote a range of widely access news and feature stories for the print edition and website, as a contributing journalist. As a result, I significantly enhanced production, outreach, partnership, engagement and reporting strategies and results for the magazine. See examples of my editorial, production and writing work below:
Editorial and production coordination
The Courier, Jan-Feb 2010: Cape Verde: A hub connecting three worlds; G20 and developing countries; EU meets East in Plovdiv
The Courier, Special Issue, Aug 2010: Millennium Development Goals
Writing
Stories matter: a glimpse into the world of Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie
Harnessing the role of African women in the Diaspora
Chroniclers and interpreters for the ACP: Climate change and the media
Africa’s ICT sector: As dynamic as ever
Femi Kuti: Afrobeat’s undisputed heir
Nigerian ingenuity fuels Nollywood’s surge
European Development Days: Overcoming fragility in Africa
Call for enhanced urban development policies
ACP Secretary General calls for “eminent persons” group
“Rights here, right now”
Okechukwu Umelo 