This is a headshot of Wilson McMakin, a freelance journalist based out of Dakar, Senegal, focusing on international politics in West and Central Africa. He is pictured facing the camera and smiling with his teeth. He wears a blue blazer, white shirt and black tie. In the background you can see buildings and what looks like a cityscape.

Wilson McMakin

A freelance journalist based out of Dakar, Senegal, focusing on international politics in West and Central Africa

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