Njeri appointed as the BBC’s Regional Director for Africa
October 23, 2025
The BBC has appointed Juliet Njeri as Regional Director for Africa. The role will be based in the BBC’s regional hub for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsible for both the BBC’s editorial output and operational matters across the continent, the Regional Director is tasked with leading the BBC’s priorities in the region and enhancing opportunities for audience growth.
Earlier this year, the BBC announced a restructure of its global operations with six regional directors leading six regions around the world – strengthening how the BBC operates outside of the UK. As Regional Director for Africa, Njeri, will oversee the eleven African language services under the BBC World Service as well as English for Africa.
Jonathan Munro, Deputy CEO and Global Director, BBC News, commented: “We’re reshaping our global operations to enhance how we deliver for audiences wherever they are around the world and to reach more people with trusted news. Strong leadership is critical to our transformation plan so I’m thrilled to have appointed Juliet Njeri as the Regional Director for Africa. Juliet has a wealth of regional expertise and market insight alongside a distinguished career in journalism. I look forward to working closely with her as we build on our offer for audiences across Africa.”
Njeri added: “I’m delighted to be appointed Regional Director for Africa and look forward to leading our talented teams across the continent. As well as high quality journalism, Africa has an abundance of rich and diverse storytelling that we want to bring to audiences across the region and around the world. We take this responsibility very seriously and will deliver news that informs and inspires audiences globally.”
The BBC reaches around 120 million people on average every week across Africa with the largest audiences in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, DRC and Ethiopia.
The BBC World Service African language services are: BBC News Afaan Oromoo, BBC News Afrique, BBC News Amharic, BBC News Gahuza, BBC News Hausa, BBC News Igbo, BBC News Pidgin, BBC News Somali, BBC News Swahili, BBC News Tigrinya and BBC News Yoruba