The team

17 people. Nine cities.
One working dictionary.

Africa No Filter is run by 17 named staff across Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Lomé, Harare, Blantyre, Ouagadougou, Cap-Haïtien and beyond. These are the people behind the dictionary, the campaigns, and the storyteller network.

Leadership

01
Moky Makura
Executive Director
Johannesburg
TV presenter, producer, author, publisher and entrepreneur. Born in Nigeria, educated in England.
02
Margaret Janes-Lucas
Chief Operating Officer
Pan-African
Over two decades of nonprofit leadership across Africa and the USA; former Tony Blair Institute, Mercy Corps.
03
Levi Mulei
Chief Financial Officer
Nairobi
Strategic finance leadership; pursuing PhD; holds MBA and Economics degrees.

Heads of department

04
Lerato Mogoatlhe
Head of Communications & Digital Marketing
Johannesburg
Over a decade across South African publications and digital agencies.
05
Victor Mark-Onyegbu
Head of Grants & Community Building
Lagos
Honorary doctor of international relations; 2024 Rockefeller Bellagio fellow.
06
Grace Njeri
Partnerships Lead
Nairobi
Decade-long journalist and media expert; builds partnerships through storytelling.
07
Olendo Obondo
Digital Lead
Nairobi
Pan-African lawyer and advocate at the intersection of law, tech, policy and narrative change.
08
Eze Agwu
Visual Lead
Lagos
Multidisciplinary creative designer with over two decades across media, education and advocacy.

Programme & operations

09
Chido Dandajena
Community Building Lead
Harare
Community strategist with eight years connecting entrepreneurs and thought leaders globally.
10
Cheryl Nyakundi
Project Coordinator
Nairobi
Background across government, law and the nonprofit sector with a focus on continental change.
11
Taziona Sitamulaho
Project Manager
Blantyre
Fifteen years across corporate and non-profit sectors; Social Work degree from University of Zambia.
12
François Bouda
Francophone Desk · Arts & Culture Programme Officer
Ouagadougou
Collaborator with international organisations across Africa, Europe and the USA. Masters in Arts Management.
13
Tope Sanni
Programme Manager
Lagos
Storytelling, film programming and cultural leadership across Africa.
14
Essé Dabla-Attikpo
Programme Manager
Lomé
Independent art consultant and curator with a decade in Arts and Cultural sector in West Africa.
15
Faith Koli
Programme Manager
Nairobi
Over two decades in Film and Video Production; experience creating media for East African audiences.
16
Nyokabi Waweru
Grants Administrator
Nairobi
Decade in grants operations and budget management.
17
Yva Darius
Project Administrator
Cap-Haïtien
Supports gender norms and faith-based projects; BBA in HR Management, University of Cape Coast.

The Council

Plus an inaugural Council of 8 advisors.

Announced in December 2025. Eight respected leaders across media, finance, philanthropy, law, advocacy and research — providing strategic counsel as ANF expands its reach.