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Zenaida Machado

Zenaida Machado

Researcher, Africa Division Follow @zenaidamz

Zenaida Machado is the Angola and Mozambique researcher in the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch. Before joining Human Rights Watch in 2015, Zenaida worked at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a producer and journalist for Focus on Africa, Network Africa and at the BBC’s Portuguese service. Her more than 15 years of experience as a multi-media journalist covering Angola, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau includes working as a reporter and news writer in her home country, Mozambique, for Radio Mozambique, where she established the radio’s first news website. Machado has a Master’s degree in Media and Development from the University of Westminster and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo. She speaks English and Portuguese. 

Articles Authored

  • October 14, 2019 Dispatches

    Insecurity in Mozambique Leaves Thousands Unable to Vote

  • September 26, 2019 Dispatches

    UK's Prince Harry Should Highlight Landmines During Angola Visit

  • June 21, 2019 Dispatches

    US-Africa Business Summit Ignores Human Rights Concerns

  • May 8, 2019 Dispatches

    Investigating ‘Sex for Food’ Allegations in Mozambique

  • April 23, 2019 Dispatches

    Jailed Mozambican Journalists Get Bail after 3 Months

  • April 3, 2019 Dispatches

    Thousands Missing in Mozambique Following Cyclone Idai

  • March 13, 2019 Dispatches

    Angolan Court Frees 13 Pro-Independence Activists

  • November 16, 2018 Dispatches

    Death Threats Leveled Against Mozambican Journalist

  • August 16, 2018 Dispatches

    Angolan Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Killing Boy

  • July 6, 2018 Dispatches

    Angolan Journalists’ Acquittal a Victory for Free Speech

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