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Ilhan Omar Demands Answers on Civilian Deaths in Somalia

BODIES COUNT

Leading Democrats call on the military to explain the gap in civilian casualty figures calculated by human rights organizations and those admitted by AFRICOM.

Amanda Sperber | Published May 06, 2020

Deported to Death: What It Means to ‘Go Back’ to Somalia

THE POINT OF NO RETURN

The process was long and began under Obama, but under Trump everything speeded up. After years in detention, Ahmed Salah Hassan was rushed back to the failed state he had fled.

Amanda Sperber | Published Aug 09, 2019

A Powerful Young Voice Has Challenged Africa’s Rulers

CRYING FREEDOM

The arrest of Ugandan singer Bobi Wine last month galvanized Africa’s young people. On Tuesday, he returns to Kampala to face trial for treason and a possible death penalty.

Amanda Sperber | Published Sep 17, 2018

The Dirty, Deadly Secrets of Apartheid South Africa

THE LOST BOYS

Days after publication of his book about government ministers in the 1980s systematically raping young black men and boys, author Mark Minnie supposedly took his own life.

Amanda Sperber | Published Aug 28, 2018

The Kickstarter to Capture Kony

Lord’s Resistance Army

Adventurer journalist Robert Young Pelton is crowdfunding a trip to find African warlord Joseph Kony. Is he mad?

Amanda Sperber | Published Nov 16, 2013

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