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BODIES COUNT

Ilhan Omar Demands Answers on Civilian Deaths in Somalia

Leading Democrats call on the military to explain the gap in civilian casualty figures calculated by human rights organizations and those admitted by AFRICOM.

Amanda Sperber

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THE POINT OF NO RETURN

Deported to Death: What It Means to ‘Go Back’ to Somalia

The process was long and began under Obama, but under Trump everything speeded up. After years in detention, Ahmed Salah Hassan was rushed back to the failed state he had fled.

Amanda Sperber

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CRYING FREEDOM

A Powerful Young Voice Has Challenged Africa’s Rulers

The arrest of Ugandan singer Bobi Wine last month galvanized Africa’s young people. On Tuesday, he returns to Kampala to face trial for treason and a possible death penalty.

Amanda Sperber

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THE LOST BOYS

The Dirty, Deadly Secrets of Apartheid South Africa

Days after publication of his book about government ministers in the 1980s systematically raping young black men and boys, author Mark Minnie supposedly took his own life.

Amanda Sperber

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The Kickstarter to Capture Kony

Adventurer journalist Robert Young Pelton is crowdfunding a trip to find African warlord Joseph Kony. Is he mad?

Amanda Sperber

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