Ciku Kimeria

Writer

Ciku Kimeria is an author, journalist, communication and strategy specialist, adventurer and travel writer. She is a TedX speaker and was recently selected for a Bellagio Center Residency by The Rockefeller Foundation. She writes both fiction and non-fiction, focusing on African stories that need telling. She is an Opinion Columnist at Bloomberg, the author of two mystery novels (Dance of the Monkeys and Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges). She has written for a variety of outlets, including African Arguments, OkayAfrica, and The Africa Report. She has a wealth of communication and project management experience, having worked for and served as a communication advisor to The Rockefeller Foundation, The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center, The Open Society Initiative of West Africa, and The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in management from MIT and speaks English, Swahili, and French.