Journalism
Alexis is a multimedia journalist specialising in stories and long-form features related to Africa and its diaspora. His work also covers social affairs and identity politics. Alexis is currently the managing editor of Semafor Africa, a US-headquartered digital publication focused on the continent and its diaspora. He oversees a team of reporters spread across the continent. Alexis was part of the team that launched Semafor in late 2022 and joined from the Financial Times where he shaped the newspaper's Covid-19 pandemic coverage as its health and science editor and, as digital editor on the World desk, focused on innovative storytelling.
Before joining the FT, he was the Nigeria bureau chief for Reuters. The process of covering Africa's most populous nation - and biggest economy - meant his remit included business news and identifying economic trends, as well as reporting on politics and civil society.
Alexis worked at the London base of BBC Africa prior to moving to Nigeria. He divided his time between Focus on Africa, the BBC's flagship radio programme for current affairs across the continent, and crafting stories for online and TV audiences. And, before pursuing his interest in African current affairs, Alexis was a news reporter and feature writer at the BBC News website. As a writer on the UK desk, he covered a wide range of stories from politics to popular culture.
He developed extensive experience of television and radio journalism while working as a producer on the BBC News Channel and the World Service. The latter gave him an opportunity to pursue his interest in Africa, as did his time as a digital producer in the corporation's Foreign Newsgathering department.
Alexis has covered elections, political upheavals, social activism and youth subcultures during reporting trips in Ghana, South Africa, Senegal and the US.
Alexis began his career as a trainee journalist at Associated Newspapers. He worked as a reporter at the Evening Standard and also wrote for the Nottingham Evening Post as part of the traineeship. He was a regular contributor to the Guardian, where he wrote stories and features.
He has written for a variety of other publications, including The Mail on Sunday, the Press Association, ARISE and Trace magazine.
Alexis has a special interest in global politics, social affairs, technology, media trends and international development.
Read, watch and listen to a selection of his work.
Before joining the FT, he was the Nigeria bureau chief for Reuters. The process of covering Africa's most populous nation - and biggest economy - meant his remit included business news and identifying economic trends, as well as reporting on politics and civil society.
Alexis worked at the London base of BBC Africa prior to moving to Nigeria. He divided his time between Focus on Africa, the BBC's flagship radio programme for current affairs across the continent, and crafting stories for online and TV audiences. And, before pursuing his interest in African current affairs, Alexis was a news reporter and feature writer at the BBC News website. As a writer on the UK desk, he covered a wide range of stories from politics to popular culture.
He developed extensive experience of television and radio journalism while working as a producer on the BBC News Channel and the World Service. The latter gave him an opportunity to pursue his interest in Africa, as did his time as a digital producer in the corporation's Foreign Newsgathering department.
Alexis has covered elections, political upheavals, social activism and youth subcultures during reporting trips in Ghana, South Africa, Senegal and the US.
Alexis began his career as a trainee journalist at Associated Newspapers. He worked as a reporter at the Evening Standard and also wrote for the Nottingham Evening Post as part of the traineeship. He was a regular contributor to the Guardian, where he wrote stories and features.
He has written for a variety of other publications, including The Mail on Sunday, the Press Association, ARISE and Trace magazine.
Alexis has a special interest in global politics, social affairs, technology, media trends and international development.
Read, watch and listen to a selection of his work.