Selected Stories
World Politics Review
“Rwanda’s Opposition Is Disappearing, Along With Kagame’s Credibility,” February 2020
“One Year On, South Sudan’s Stalled Peace Deal Is Proving Its Skeptics Right,” August 2019
“Kenya’s Political Truce Holds, Shifting the Political Landscape,” April 2019
“Two Years Late, Amid Conflict and an Ebola Outbreak, Congo Approaches Elections,” November 2018
"Uganda Clears the Path for Its Own President-For-Life," October 2017
"Kenya’s Presidential Election Avoided the Worst, but Tensions Still Simmer," August 2017
“An African Exodus From the ICC Shows How the Court Sealed Its Own Fate,” November 2016
Associated Press
"Drought spurs extreme measures to protect West’s wild horses," July 2018
"Medical marijuana to face tough battle in conservative Utah," July 2018
"Militia leader who tried to bomb federal cabin released," July 2018
"APNewsBreak: Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing," May 2018
"Deep-red Utah pushes reform to parole, probation," May 2018
“Romney must compete in primary for Senate seat,” April 2018
“Romney facing a family doctor in US Senate primary in Utah,” April 2018
The Washington Post
"Kagame seems set to win again in Rwanda. But is he a ‘miracle man’ or a nascent dictator?" August 2017
“Joseph Kony is still at large. Here’s why the U.S. and Uganda were willing to give up the hunt.” April 2017
"This former Ugandan child soldier is accused of war crimes. But is he also a victim?" December 2016
“Uganda’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ got her start at this slum chess school,” October 2016
“A fatal police shooting in California sparks outrage in Uganda,” September 2016
The Guardian
“With a forgotten temple city, Myanmar hopes to find tourism gold,” June 2017
“Uganda at breaking point as Bidi Bidi becomes world’s largest refugee camp,” April 2017
“Uganda’s sprawling haven for 270,000 of South Sudan’s refugees,” January 2017
PRI
“The razor wire that separates Europe from Africa might be coming down,” September 2018
"Amid drought and pests, can GMOs save Uganda's farmers?" December 2017
"23 women have been murdered in these Ugandan towns since May. Police blame witchcraft." November 2017
"Turning the world's largest refugee camp into a 'big city'," September 2017
"You're welcome to visit the longest beach in the world — unless you're a refugee," July 2017
“This South Sudanese school trained a medical corps amid civil war. Then the gunmen arrived,” March 2017
“More refugees entered Uganda last year than crossed the Mediterranean,” February 2017
NPR
"How Dogs Are Lending A Paw To Uganda's Traumatized War Veterans," November 2017
“Why do so many Africans drown?” April 2017
The Hill
"Trump's tone resonates in strongman-weary Africa," November 2016
“Feds roll out changes to visa program aimed at stopping terrorists,” January 2016
“Benghazi chill ripples through State Dept,” December 2015
“Refugee groups steel for legal fight,” November 2015
“How Obama won on Iran,” September 2015
"Senate approves sweeping reforms to NSA spying programs," June 2015
“Eleventh-Hour Drama for Net Neutrality,” February 2015
Roads & Kingdoms
“The border is where the wine stops flowing,” October 2018
“The Z-Boys of Kampala,” December 2016
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
New Internationalist
Bright Magazine
Racked
"The 23-Year-Old Who Dresses African Soccer Teams," November 2017
CityLab
"Why Is African Air Travel So Terrible?" November 2017
Huck Magazine
"The reggae singer taking on Uganda's strongman president," September 2017
Quartz
“One of the world’s top coffee exporters is on a mission to get locals to try drinking coffee,” February 2017
The Atlantic
“Why Debate the Redskins Name Now?” October 2013
“Why Do So Many People Laugh at North Korea but Fear Iran?” April 2013
"Obama is using the permacampaign to change Washington from the outside," December 2012
The Center for Public Integrity
“WikiLeaks and the Classification Follies,” December 2010