What’s the Frequency, Nkurunziza?
Radio is king in Africa — anyone who has spent much time on the continent knows that. Virtually no African government lacks a friendly…
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Burundi Election Lacks Critical Ingredient: Candidates
Bujumbura, Burundi — Less than a week away from its first presidential vote since the last armed group laid down their guns, Burundi’s election…
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An open application to join Kofi Annan’s speech writing team
Because I’d make a few tweaks to his op-ed on Holocaust education and genocide prevention. I’d clean up some sloppy language and some bad…
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Stay calm, Chadians. Stay calm.
The UN will withdraw peacekeepers from Chad, which Amnesty International will put thousands of displaced persons and refugees at risk. Chad says it will…
Read MoreRunning for president in a country that does not, technically, exist
No, I say to those of you as jaded as me, I’m not talking about the Central African Republic. I’m actually talking about Somaliland,…
Read MoreWanna be a photographer? Read this. Like pretty pictures? Read this.
Photojournalist extraordinaire, sometimes-collaborator and dear friend Glenna Gordon shares some of her work, and her trade secrets. Among my favorite surprises: a few new…
Read MoreOn being on the other end of stereotype
There are a lot of ridiculous assumptions Americans hold, wittingly or not, about Africa. That it’s a country. That it’s always at war. That…
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A Comparative Guide to Grenade Attacks in Burundi & Rwanda
It almost seems like you can’t hold elections without a few grenade explosions in this part of the world. Grenade explosions made international news…
Read MoreA comparative guidebook to grenades in Great Lakes capital cities
It almost seems like you can’t hold elections without a few grenade explosions in this part of the world. Grenade explosions made international news…
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