Amanda Sperber

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Fleeing Burundi Won’t Protect You From Its Government

A Burundian militia is crossing borders to terrorize refugees and infiltrate the aid agencies that are supposed to protect them.

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The World Only Helps When Southern Africans Starve

Donors are now racing to limit the effects of a devastating famine that was entirely preventable.

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Somalia’s Uphill Battle to Criminalize Sexual Violence

In a country where rape is “normal” and survivors almost never get justice, momentum is building for a new law.

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‘They Are Proud of What They Are Doing’

South Sudan's warring leaders have unleashed a terrifying wave of sexual violence that nobody has been able to stop.

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South Sudan’s Next Civil War Is Starting

Just when a peace deal seemed within reach, President Salva Kiir is threatening to plunge the country back into bloody conflict.

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Tanzania Set for Tightest Election in History

No matter who wins, this island of stability in East Africa could be headed for chaos.

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Burundisaster

The decision by the country’s president to seek a third term has sparked a political and humanitarian crisis — one that may extend well beyond the country’s borders.

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Somali Expats in Nairobi Are Caught Between al Shabab and a Heavyhanded, Brutal Police Force

In the wake of the Garissa University attack, Somali expats in one Nairobi neighborhood are caught between an increasingly indiscriminate al Shabab and a heavy-handed, brutal police force.

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