I’ve been working on this story for nearly a year and I am so excited to share it. For the The New York Times, I wrote about infrastructure and gentrification in a D.C. neighborhood.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Africa’s leaders often welcome Chinese private investment. How do African citizens feel? wapo.st/3lPjurL

In August I traveled into the Zamfara forests for a rare interview with an army of bandits

For New Lines Magazine I wrote about my bizarre day w/ these insurgents, who are waging a brutal war in which I'm not sure even they know what they ultimately hope to win
newlinesmag.com/reportage/my-t…

Only 8 out of nearly 50 sub-Saharan countries are considered free.

Here are four factors contributing to declining democracy across the region. on.cfr.org/2W55Mra

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/3sY95MZ

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/3sjzxQS

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/3jRRQZo

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/3ltQfLS

Insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have caused separatism to bubble to the surface once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/3iuQjJj

Separatism has plagued Nigeria since the colonial era. Today, insecurity and perceptions of discrimination by the federal government have brought separatism to the forefront once again, write @johncampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn. on.cfr.org/37pMlLS

In Tanzania, it is increasingly clear that John Magufuli's presidency was not a one-off. Rather, CCM is returning to its tactics of repression honed during the period of official one-party rule, writes Nolan Quinn for Africa in Transition.

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Nigeria is seeing a resurgence of separatist sentiment. In this piece for Council on Foreign Relations, Nolan Quinn and I look at the most prominent separatist movements and what is behind their recent growth.

cfr.org/article/whats-…

Expectations for liberal democracy in Africa have often been unrealistic and the current setbacks aren't surprising, argue @JohnCampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn.

Here's why: on.cfr.org/3fMS0iL

'A democratic decline, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is underway in sub-Saharan Africa. ... More Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades.'

cfr.org/article/whats-… @JohnCampbellcfr Nolan Quinn Council on Foreign Relations

More Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades.

@JohnCampbellcfr and Nolan Quinn outline four trends on the continent: on.cfr.org/3vBfoqp

What is happening with regard to democracy in Africa? For Council on Foreign Relations, I unpack some of the trends in Africa's democratic trajectory over the last two decades, as measured by Freedom House - co-authored with Nolan Quinn.

cfr.org/article/whats-…

Quite the hard-hitting piece on the mess that has helped cause and propagate the Mozambican insurgency - worth the longish read.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…

For Africa in Transition, Nolan Quinn interviews Tundu Antiphas Lissu on the expectations for Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the West's role in defending democracy.

cfr.org/blog/interview…

For Africa in Transition, Nolan Quinn interviews Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Antiphas Lissu on the need for constitutional reform in Tanzania in the post-Magufuli era.

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