Micah Reddy is a journalist and Africa coordinator at ICIJ.
Previously, he was an investigative journalist at the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism in South Africa, which he joined in 2017. Before that he was the national coordinator for media freedom and diversity at the Right2Know Campaign.
Reddy holds a master’s degree in African studies from Oxford University and a bachelor's in history from Wits University. He was managing editor at the Yemen Times in Sana’a. He has also worked as an editor in Egypt and on a range of freelance research and reporting projects, most recently in Ukraine.
- Stories by Micah Reddy
The project was supposed to be a boon for wildlife-based tourism in the East African country, but critics say it came “at an enormous cost” to local communities.
Jan 30, 2025

Behind the scenes of ICIJ’s Swazi Secrets investigation, reporters encountered smiling citizens, gun-toting security, and a simmering undercurrent of fear and mystery.
Sep 23, 2024

Four advocacy organizations have written to authorities in Portugal and Angola, demanding to know what has become of assets seized from Angolan former first daughter Isabel dos Santos’ sprawling financial empire.
Aug 13, 2024

After ICIJ’s investigation revealed the role Eswatini may have played in southern Africa’s illicit economy, members of the tiny kingdom’s parliament are seeking to prevent future leaks.
Aug 01, 2024

The surprise dissolution follows corruption allegations against the commission by one of its own board members — and highlights political constraints on financial reporting and anti-corruption institutions raised in the Swazi Secrets leak.
Jul 24, 2024

Zambian investigators drafted a request in 2019 asking their counterparts in Eswatini for help investigating Lungu. Why wasn’t it sent until years later?
Jun 18, 2024

As the African National Congress heads into a consequential election, a trove of leaked financial records carries echoes of past corruption scandals.
May 26, 2024

Staff say they can’t authorize any transactions. Clients can’t open accounts. But the newcomer remains in suspended animation at the center of a political tussle.
Apr 15, 2024
