Patrick Egwu

Patrick Egwu is a Nigerian-born freelance journalist and media researcher based in Toronto. He is a 2024 Bertha Challenge investigative journalism fellow.

Articles by Patrick Egwu

Community volunteers help clean up windows in Peter Anuforo's home, smashed by far-right rioters, as he looks on.

U.K. Race Riots Leave Nigerians Living in Fear

Analysis

Patrick Egwu, John Chukwu

August 9, 2024, 2:08 PM

People walk near Parliament Hill past the remains of a truck blockade in Ottawa, Ontario.

Canada Is Wondering What Exactly Emergencies Are

Report

March 2, 2022, 6:22 PM

Members of the South African Police Service line up to receive their dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during the vaccination drive at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.

South Africa’s Twin Crises Are Feeding Each Other

Report

July 20, 2021, 12:27 PM

South African Police Service officers

South African Police Are Undertrained, Uncontrolled, and Deadly

Argument

May 31, 2021, 6:00 AM

A group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa

‘Put South Africa First’ Breeds Hate Toward Other Africans

Argument

November 24, 2020, 11:44 AM

Christians hold signs as they march on the streets of Abuja, Nigeria.

Christian Victims in Nigeria Fear Future Attacks

Dispatch

October 9, 2020, 11:57 AM

Activists and others gather outside the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on June 24.

After Lockdown, Femicide Rises in South Africa

Dispatch

July 30, 2020, 4:02 PM

A Nigerian police officer

As the World Marches for American Victims, Police Brutality in Africa Goes Unnoticed

Argument

June 17, 2020, 10:32 AM

Protesters hold posters and a Biafra flag as they take part in a demonstration in Durban, South Africa, on May 30, 2019.

50 Years On, Biafra’s Pain Is Still Fresh

Dispatch

June 11, 2020, 1:11 PM

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