exclusiveBODIES COUNTIlhan Omar Demands Answers on Civilian Deaths in SomaliaLeading 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
THE POINT OF NO RETURNDeported to Death: What It Means to ‘Go Back’ to SomaliaThe 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
CRYING FREEDOMA Powerful Young Voice Has Challenged Africa’s RulersThe 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
THE LOST BOYSThe Dirty, Deadly Secrets of Apartheid South AfricaDays 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
Lord’s Resistance ArmyThe Kickstarter to Capture KonyAdventurer journalist Robert Young Pelton is crowdfunding a trip to find African warlord Joseph Kony. Is he mad?Amanda Sperber