Ngala Chimtom

Ngala Killian Chimtom is an award-winning Cameroonian journalist with 22 years of professional experience. He currently serves as the Africa Correspondent for Crux. Additionally, he contributes freelance reporting to numerous international news organizations, including the Associated Press (AP), Radio France Internationale (RFI), Deutsche Welle (DW), Catholic World Report, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), and OSV News. Chimtom's career includes a significant tenure as the Cameroon Correspondent for BBC, following fifteen years as a reporter and newscaster for Cameroon's state broadcaster, CRTV. His byline has also appeared in other prominent outlets such as CNN, Inter Press Service (IPS), Ooskanews, Free Speech Radio News, The Christian Science Monitor, and CAJNews Africa. His distinguished reporting has earned him multiple prestigious awards, including: The Migration Media Award organized by UNESCO (2021) The African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Journalism Award (2016) The CAADP Media Award (2014) The Investigative Journalism Award organized by the British Council (2013) The WASH Media Award (2012) Chimtom holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the Advanced School of Mass Communication, University of Yaoundé II - Soa (2003), and a Master's Degree in Peace and Humanitarian Action from the Higher University Institute of Peace and Humanitarian Action, Yaoundé (2023).