Jeffrey Gettleman
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 07:34
The Obama administration has intensified a clandestine war in Somalia over the past year, using Special Operations troops, airstrikes, private contractors and African allies in an escalating campaign against Islamist militants in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation.
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 06:26
The Kenyan government has announced that it plans to expel hundreds of thousands of refugees, a move that aid agencies say would violate international law and endanger many people.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:22
Moise Katumbi, the former governor of an important province in the Democratic Republic of Congo and now an outspoken opposition figure, has announced he is running for president of Congo in an election that is supposed to be held by the end of this year. Mr. Katumbi said on Twitter that the police had arrived to arrest him.
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 06:28
Security forces and their allies in Burundi have beaten people with rocks, bricks, gun butts and iron bars; they have abducted suspects and extorted money for holding them; and they have buried victims in mass graves, a leading human rights group said on Thursday.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 06:21
Security forces and their allies in Burundi have beaten people with rocks, bricks, gun butts and iron bars; they have abducted suspects and extorted money for holding them; and they have buried victims in mass graves, a leading human rights group said on Thursday.
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 06:42
Some opposition forces are exploiting the attention on Burundi to fuel the fears of wider violence and chaos in order to force Mr. Nkurunziza into some sort of Western-backed power-sharing agreement. It is not clear if this strategy will work, but so far, calls for negotiations have intensified as more bodies show up on the streets.
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 06:22
Western diplomats and analysts who pay close attention to sub-Saharan Africa are worried that Burundi is on the brink of a major conflict and could explode in violence when a deadline for opposition groups to disarm expires Saturday.
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 07:09
Kenya, a vital U.S. ally, has seen millions of dollars disappear through some very curious government spending. It included thousands of dollars for simple condom dispensers and, apparently, $85 for ballpoint pens — that is, $85 each.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 06:25
The Shabab militants, based in Somalia, operate on a shoestring budget. But as the attack on a Kenyan university last week showed, they have become proficient in something terrible: mass murder on the cheap.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 06:24
Kenya’s coastal tourism is collapsing, and part of the reason — a big part of the reason, Kenyan officials say — is Western travel warnings issued after a round of violence last summer in a remote coastal area. The American warning is perhaps the strictest, barring embassy personnel from setting foot anywhere on the coast, unless special permission is granted.