Juliet Njeri has been named as the BBC’s new Regional Director for Africa, leading the organisation’s editorial and operational strategy across the continent from its Nairobi hub.
The role gives Juliet responsibility for all eleven African language services and BBC News English for Africa, reaching around 120 million people every week across countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, DRC and Ethiopia.
Juliet will oversee the BBC’s editorial output, business operations, and compliance functions while working with regional and international teams to expand the corporation’s audience and strengthen its editorial presence in Africa.
Jonathan Munro, Deputy CEO and Global Director of BBC News, said: “Strong leadership is critical to our transformation plan so I’m thrilled to have appointed Juliet Njeri as the Regional Director for Africa. Juliet has a wealth of regional expertise and market insight alongside a distinguished career in journalism.”
Juliet said she was “delighted to be appointed Regional Director for Africa” and looked forward to leading the BBC’s talented teams across the continent. “As well as high quality journalism, Africa has an abundance of rich and diverse storytelling that we want to bring to audiences across the region and around the world,” she said.
Her appointment follows the BBC’s restructure of its global operations earlier this year, which introduced six new regional director roles around the world to better connect the BBC with its international audiences.
The BBC’s African services include Afaan Oromoo, Afrique, Amharic, Gahuza, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya and Yoruba, all produced under the BBC World Service.
This story first appeared on radiotoday.co.uk