The West African Journalists for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (WAJESHA) has announced the selection of its Director, Engr Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen, and Programs and Communications Officer, Ibrahim Usman Khalilulahi, for the UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology (UK MEET) Fellowship.
Three other members of WAJESHA, Gameli, Ama and Solomon Gumah have also been selected for the week fellowship in Accra, Ghana.
Their selection comes at a time when artificial intelligence, digital platforms and other emerging technologies are changing how people access information, receive healthcare, grow food and respond to environmental challenges.
The programme is delivered by Imperial College London through its Imperial Global Ghana, with support from the British High Commission. It aims to strengthen journalists’ ability to investigate scientific developments, examine claims about new technologies and explain complex subjects to the public.
According to the fellowship attracted more than 500 applications from journalists and content creators across Ghana and Nigeria. The programme includes engagement with researchers, practical training and editorial sessions to help fellows develop stories on science and technology.
For WAJESHA, the selection of two members of its leadership and three members is an opportunity to strengthen its work in specialised journalism across West Africa.
The Profile of the selected members
Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen
Mohammed-Nurudeen is a multiple award-winning journalist who has worked as a science and climate journalist with JoyNews since 2012. He is also the lead producer of Climate Focus, which airs on television, radio and digital platforms.
His work has taken him across Ghana, where he has reported on the experiences of farmers, families affected by environmental problems, communities struggling to access safe water, and people confronting the consequences of pollution.
His reporting is informed by a background in agricultural engineering and meteorology and climate science. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MPhil in meteorology and climate science. He is also pursuing doctoral studies in environmental engineering and management at the University of Energy and Natural Resources. That combination of technical knowledge and field reporting has shaped his coverage of issues that are often discussed in scientific or policy terms but experienced most directly by ordinary people.
Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman
Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman is an award-winning investigative science journalist covering climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity. He specialises in long-read, narrative features, cross-border reporting, audio and podcasts, data sourcing, fact-checking and open-source intelligence tools.
Khalilulahi is WAJESHA’s Programs and Communications Officer and brings a complementary background in reporting on people, communities, and social development.
His responsibilities at WAJESHA connect that experience with programme coordination and communications. The organisation works to strengthen specialised journalism through training, investigations, research resources and collaboration among journalists and other professionals.
Ama Agyeman
Ama is a highly motivated and disciplined journalist with more than ten years of experience in media, reporting, and communications. She is skilled in news writing, research, and digital content creation, with a particular focus on health, disability rights, and women’s issues. Ama is adept at managing communication strategies, editing, and media relations to engage diverse audiences. She is passionate about storytelling that drives social change and influences policy.
Emmanuel Gameli Dovia
Emmanuel Gameli Dovia is a Ghanaian journalist and environmental communicator with a strong focus on climate change, energy, and sustainable development. He is a member of the West Africa Journalists on Environment, Science, Health, and Agriculture (WAJESHA), where he contributes to environmental and science reporting across the region. He has participated in several prestigious fellowship programmes, including the Media Foundation for West Africa and the Oxford Climate Journalism Network in the United Kingdom, where he specialised in investigative and climate reporting.
Solomon Gumah
Solomon Gumah is a multiple award-winning environmental, agriculture, and food security journalist with the Northern Regional Office of the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
He has built a distinguished career reporting on climate change, environmental sustainability, agriculture, and food security, using journalism to inform public discourse and support sustainable development.
His outstanding work has earned him several prestigious honours, including the 2024 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) National Best Journalist in Feature Writing (Online Category), the 2023 and 2024 Northern Regional GJA Best Agriculture and Food Security Journalist Awards, the 2025 GJA Northern, Savannah, and Northeast Regional Best Journalist in Climate and Environment reporting, and the 2025 Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Best Journalist Award for excellence in online and print reporting on agricultural biotechnology.
