Selected Journalism Works

International Politics, Conflict, Unrest

Despite lull in fighting, ethnic militias in Amhara continue to mobilize

Killed by drones: A family waits for answers as US reviews deadly airstrikes in Somalia

After the revolution, a secular Sudan?

Sudan’s ousted ambassador to the US says resorting to ‘the gun’ doesn’t aid the revolution

Immigration & US Domestic Politics

‘Much more diverse than people think’: Black immigrants are reshaping the Black electorate

US-based Somali Bantu face deportation to a country they’ve never known

Art, FILM & Culture

After decades of being overlooked, African art gets its moment

Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial war

Months of conflict in Sudan threatening country’s cultural heritage

Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix

‘Afrobeats is the party’: The rise of African beats in global music

Oscar-winning 'My Octopus Teacher' highlights connectivity and environmental issues

Sudan’s civil war is the context for ‘Goodbye Julia’

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afroabeat legacy in two-part album

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s famously banned play returns to Kenya

Business & ECONOMICS

Kenyan communities look to cryptocurrency for improved cash flow (NPR/Marketplace)

Regulators in Kenya concerned about growing popularity of online gambling (NPR/Marketplace)

SPORTS

Kenya’s rising tennis star

Kenya’s Padel Craze

Nigeria’s growing surfing community

South Sudan basketball team qualifies for Olympics

Top European fencer competes for Kenya

Gender & LGBTQ

Gay Kenyans hope for legal win, eyeing broader shift in Africa

Landmark gay rights judgment in Namibia

In Kenya, LGBTQ activists mobilize in support of historic court decision to decriminalize gay sex

Climate Change & Environment

Ongoing drought devastates parts of Kenya

‘Double the suffering’: Between drought and insecurity in Somalia 

Why African countries like Uganda are investing in fossil fuels

Land issues at the heart of Uganda’s oil showdown

Kenya Nuclear Power Plant

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

‘I hold Facebook directly responsible for my father’s murder’: Lawsuit alleges platform fueled violence in Ethiopia

TikTok can be a ‘dangerous tool for hatemongers,’ Kenyan govt warns ahead of elections

US-Africa space collaboration

Coronavirus lockdown: A tale of two South Africas

South Africa's boosts Africa's COVID-19 vaccine supply with local manufacturing