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Alexandra Fisher

Alexandra Fisher is an Australian multimedia journalist based in East Africa.

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DEAD CATS

African Lions: Born Free? No, Born Captive to Be Killed

Raising and hunting lions is an industry in South Africa. The Obama administration’s regulations undermined the business. Now lion farmers are hoping Trump will bring it back.

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INVISIBLE CHILD

The First-Born Son of the Monstrous Warlord Kony Speaks

His mother was enslaved by the Lord’s Resistance Army, but she was allowed to raise him at home. Now the son yearns to ask his father, responsible for such horror, ‘Why?’

Alexandra Fisher

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HOSTAGE TO CHAOS

The Young American Woman Trapped by Mugabe Even as He Falls

Martha O’Donovan says she didn’t even write a tweet critical of Mugabe, but that may not help her in court.

Alexandra Fisher

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I’ll GET YOU, MY PRETTY!

Robert Mugabe’s Wife on the Lam for Attacking Model

The wife of Robert Mugabe, who’s been maneuvering to succeed Zimbabwe’s authoritarian nonagenarian, allegedly attacked the young woman who’d been hanging out with her sons.

Alexandra Fisher

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GOD AWFUL

Will Kony Make a Murderous Comeback?

Lord’s Resistance Army defectors say infamous warlord Joseph Kony will revive his gruesome campaign to impose his rule based on a warped version of the Ten Commandments.

Alexandra Fisher

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Hate Crimes

A Very Dangerous Place to Be Trans

LGBT people in Africa are hoping against hope that the gains they made with Obama’s help won’t be destroyed by Trump.

Alexandra Fisher

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CARTEL WATCH

Africa’s Heroin Highway to the West

The heroin traffic through Africa’s ‘highway of impunity’ is flooding Europe and also making its way to the U.S.

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