Julian Hattem
The Associated Press
United Kingdom
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Kenya and Somalia’s Long-Simmering Territorial Dispute Threatens to Boil Over
A 62,000-square-mile triangle of the Indian Ocean is driving a wedge between Kenya and Somalia. At stake are the valuable oil and gas deposits in the disputed stretch of seabed, as well as the international campaign against the militant group al-Shabab and even the concept of Somalia as a unified state. → Read More
In Rwanda, Kagame Is Silencing Dissent at the Cost of His Own Credibility
The popular Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo was found dead in his jail cell earlier this month after he was arrested for allegedly trying to join armed rebels in Burundi. The circumstances of his death are murky, but the episode underscores how unreliable President Paul Kagame’s government has become. → Read More
Two Years Late, Amid Conflict and an Ebola Outbreak, Congo Approaches Elections
According to Congo’s Constitution, President Joseph Kabila should have left office two years ago. The end of his second five-year term came and went in December 2016, and his refusal to step down led to violent protests, acrimony—and then two more years in power. Now, he says he’s on his way out. → Read More
A tinto de verano, somewhere between Spain and Morocco
The border is where the wine stops flowing. → Read More
Morocco in the middle
As more migrants head to Europe via Morocco, Rabat is taking advantage of its newfound position to extract concessions. From Morocco’s northern tip, it is a mere 14 km across the sea to Spain. Yet despite the proximity of Africa and Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar, most migrants heading north have tended to avoid Morocco, aiming instead for Italy or Greece. That is at least until recently.… → Read More
Trump’s Outbursts Aside, There Are Signs the U.S. Wants to Repair Ties to Africa
In his first year in office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s attitude toward Africa was a mix of scorn, neglect and mercantilism. With Kenya’s president coming to Washington next week, the latest visit by an African leader, is the administration finally taking a more traditional tack, even as Trump continues to create crises? → Read More
Drought forces emergency measures for US West's wild horses
Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them. → Read More
Drought forces emergency measures for US West's wild horses
Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them. → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who had... → Read More
US raises concerns about illnesses tied to synthetic CBD oil
U.S. health officials are urging states to regulate marijuana oil extracts after investigating a rash of illnesses tied to the products in Utah. → Read More
US raises concerns about illnesses tied to synthetic pot
U.S. health officials are urging states to regulate marijuana oil extracts after investigating a rash of illnesses tied to the products in Utah. → Read More
Tesla's Autopilot engaged during Utah crash
The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle's semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into the back of a Utah fire truck over the weekend, in the latest crash... → Read More
VA 'doubling down' to respond to Utah vet's messy room
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Tuesday the messy room and long wait times provided to an Army veteran at a Salt Lake City VA clinic were "unacceptable," and that he was... → Read More
Amid drought and pests, can GMOs save Uganda's farmers?
An invasion of banana bacterial wilt last decade was predicted to destroy 90 percent of the country’s crops at a cost of $4 billion. The disease was stopped, but only after expensive and protracted interventions by the government. → Read More