Our Story
About SHIN'AFRIKA
The premium magazine bridging Black America, Africa, the Caribbean, and the global diaspora.
SHIN'AFRIKA was founded on a simple conviction: the stories of Black America, Africa, and the Caribbean are not peripheral to global journalism — they are central to it. For too long, the diaspora has been reported on rather than reported for.
We are a reader-funded, editorially independent magazine committed to world-class journalism that connects, informs, and dignifies the 1.5 billion people of the African diaspora worldwide.
Our name says it all — Shin'Afrika means "See Africa" in Wolof. But we are not just looking at Africa. We are looking at all the places Africa went, and all the ways those places are finding their way back to each other.
The editorial principles that guide every story we publish
We accept no funding from governments, political parties, or advertisers who seek editorial influence. Our journalism is funded by readers and donors only.
We do not report on the diaspora for outside audiences. We report for the diaspora — assuming knowledge, respecting intelligence, and centering lived experience.
Every claim is verified. Every source is protected. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of fact-checking and editorial integrity.
We believe the connections between Black America, Africa, and the Caribbean are a source of strength — and that journalism can make those connections stronger.
Our contributors are paid fairly. We do not solicit free labour. We believe journalism is work, and work deserves compensation.
The diaspora speaks English, French, Portuguese, Wolof, Swahili, and dozens of other languages. We are committed to reaching them in theirs.
Journalists and editors across four continents
Former correspondent for Reuters and Le Monde Afrique. Based in Dakar.
Award-winning journalist. Former staff writer at The Atlantic. Based in Atlanta.
Political scientist and journalist. PhD from University of Lagos. Based in Abuja.
Investigative journalist covering the Caribbean diaspora. Based in Port-au-Prince and Paris.
From a conversation to a movement
Launched as a digital newsletter by Aminata Diallo and Marcus Thompson, born out of a conversation at the 2021 Pan-African Writers' Summit in Accra.
Issue 1 published — sold out within 48 hours. Distributed across 12 countries. Featured an exclusive interview with Ghana's President on the diaspora's future.
Reached 10,000 paid subscribers. Opened our Caribbean bureau in Port-au-Prince and a West African bureau in Lagos.
Named Best New Publication at the Pan-African Media Awards. Launched the Diaspora Journalism Fellowship — funding five emerging reporters annually.
Introduced our AI editorial companion — the first of its kind in African diaspora media. Hit 50,000 monthly readers.
12 issues strong. 120+ contributors. Readers in 60+ countries. Still independent. Still diaspora-first.
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