About Tim Cocks
In Depth Journalism on Africa, Climate Change, Global Politics and Human Interest
Tim Cocks is British-born journalist of South African parentage. He has reported from all over Africa - mostly for Reuters - for the past two decades (aside from a stint covering the Iraq war in 2008/9).
In his current role, he covers politics, climate change, diplomacy, conflict, green energy and human interest. Previously he was burea
Tim Cocks is British-born journalist of South African parentage. He has reported from all over Africa - mostly for Reuters - for the past two decades (aside from a stint covering the Iraq war in 2008/9).
In his current role, he covers politics, climate change, diplomacy, conflict, green energy and human interest. Previously he was bureau chief for West & Central Africa.
A story on the environmental disaster of Ghana’s artisanal gold mining won him a SABEW award for best feature in 2019. He was on the investigations team for a series on abuses by the Nigerian military that was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
He is also the author of ‘Lagos:Supernatural City’, an intimate portrait of the life in Africa’s biggest metropolis. He is a scholar of Oriel College, Oxford, and of the British Academy.