Runako Celina is an award-winning investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, and reporter much of whose journalism explores the lesser known sides of Africa-China relations. She is presently part of the BBC Eye Investigations team, and working on her first 8-part podcast series on an illicit industry spanning the continents of Africa and Asia.

Set between Malawi and China, Runako's 2022 BBC documentary “Racism for Sale”, uncovered a little-known multi-million-dollar Chinese video industry powered by the racist exploitation of vulnerable African children. It was a finalist for the 2023 IRE Awards Video category and has been watched by close to 5 million people, shared widely online by celebrities, political figures and more.

In 2018, she co-founded Black Livity China, a media platform and community organisation which documents and demystifies African and Afro-diasporic experiences both in China, and in relation to China. Two years after its founding, Runako led the team to success winning the 2020 Pride of Africa Asia Award for Outstanding Achievement in Media.

Runako speaks fluent Mandarin and holds a MSc in International Politics & African Studies from Peking University and a MA in Investigative Journalism from City University of London. She is a founding member of Peking University Africa Think Tank and has been a judge for the Short Film category in the One World Media awards.