Did Twitter & Facebook Really Build a Global Revolution?
Social media: From Iran to Tunisia and Egypt and beyond, Twitter and Facebook are the power tools of civic upheaval – but social media…
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In Africa, Reporters Face Ethical Questions When Reporting on Rape
Kigali, Rwanda — But first, a quick news update: A Congolese colonel is going to jail for his sex crimes. It’s the first such…
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Is the Oppositin Giving Up in Uganda?
Uganda President Museveni’s grip on power seems so strong ahead of the upcoming presidential election that an opposition candidate is considering pulling out of…
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Why 300 Million More People are Suddenly Poor
Kigali, Rwanda — In November, 300 million more people around the world were suddenly poor – on paper, at least. The latest numbers on…
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In Rwanda, Women Run the Show
Kigali, Rwanda — When Béata Murekatete was growing up in rural Rwanda, she never would have imagined she’d end up working for Parliament.
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What the UN Can Learn from the Women of Burundi
Kigali, Rwanda — If you’ve never been to a birthday party for a UN Security Council resolution, well, get out your party shoes. Today…
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Can Microcredit Help Rape Survivors Heal?
There are so many bits of reporting that never make it out of my notebooks, so many interesting things I learn that I can’t…
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Liberia’s Rape Court
Kigali, Rwanda — Last year, I reported with the intrepid Glenna Gordon a story about Liberia’s Court E, a court chamber in the capital…
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Kigali on Edge After Grenade Attack
About 25 minutes after reports started moving through SMS and Twitter of tonight’s grenade attack(s?) in the city center, everything was … normal. Unless…
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A Sign of Peace in Sierra Leone: A Trash Truck
Freetown, Sierra Leone — In Freetown recently, I came face to face with something that made me a believer: a trash truck.
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