I'm waiting at the airport, where there's a fair amount of funny English. Here's a few little gems to keep you smiling: In the duty free, all kinds of cigarettes have all kinds of warnings on them. Marlboro is descriptive but somehow non-committal: Smoking Kills. Dunhills are rather considerate: Smoking seriously harms you and others around you.... Read More
New Work
Beyond Peace Deals
My latest collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting investigates what we (think we) know about peace -- and what we're still learning, the hard way.
Congo war leaves legacy of sexual violence
It's cliche now to call rape a weapon of war in the DRC. A new study says that's changing -- but that civilians are perpetrating rape in growing numbers.
What's the frequency, Nkurunziza?
With Burundi's presidential politics in meltdown, a progressive media pact begins to crumble -- and one radio station's questionable broadcasts. make some people nervous.
Burundi's election missing a critical ingredient: candidates
The presidency is a one-man race in Burundi, after the opposition quits. So is Burundi a democracy or not?
The African Divide
Land disputes, rooted in colonialism, are behind many of Africa's wars. An in-depth look at the issue -- and how some countries are solving the problem.