Geoffrey York is the Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail and has been a foreign correspondent for The Globe and Mail since 1994, including seven years as the Moscow Bureau Chief and seven years as the Beijing Bureau Chief.  He has been covering Africa from his base in Johannesburg since 2009. He is a veteran war correspondent who has covered conflicts since 1992 in places such as Somalia, Sudan, Chechnya, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of three books, including two books on aboriginal issues in Canada. He has received several journalistic awards, including a National Magazine Award and two National Newspaper Awards. He was born in Ottawa and graduated from Carleton’s journalism program.

Adrian Harewood is co-host of CBC News Ottawa . Harewood attended elementary and high school at Ashbury College, and was involved in community radio at CKCU (Carleton University) and CHUO (University of Ottawa). He has been a guest host on national CBC programs such as As it Happens , Sounds Like Canada and The Current. Before coming to television, Harewood was the host of All In A Day on CBC Radio One in Ottawa.