Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa - Reuters

Job Vacancy: Breaking News Correspondent, Sub Saharan Africa - Reuters
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Closing Date: 5th March 2026
We are seeking an experienced Correspondent to join Reuters' Breaking News team in Dakar.

About the Role

As our Sub-Saharan Africa Breaking News Correspondent, you will:

Produce real‑time headlines, newsbreaks, updates, sidebars, and visually driven human-interest stories.

Cover major breaking stories emerging from West & Central Africa and assist with coverage across other Sub‑Saharan African countries.

Coordinate closely with text and visuals colleagues across the region under direction of the Breaking News Editor for Sub‑Saharan Africa.

Plan by preparing Snap Templates, smart previews, prewrites and pivots with original angles for Updates. Think visuals: graphics, pictures, video.

Be versed in visuals-led breaking news by ...