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Tristan McConnell

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Tanzania to evict Maasai people in favor of fee-paying trophy hunters

By Tristan McConnell | 04/17/13

“The government has just announced that it plans to kick thousands of our families off our lands so that wealthy tourists can use them to shoot lions and leopards,” the Maasai responded.

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Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, offers US embarrassment and dilemma

By Tristan McConnell | 04/09/13

The West must weigh security and business interests against the demands of international justice.

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Central African Republic: Upheaval in the 'phantom state'

By Tristan McConnell | 03/26/13

Rebels take over the Central African Republic from the mismanagement of President Francois Bozize.

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Kenya's world-class runners face their greatest hurdle yet

By Tristan McConnell | 03/22/13

With Kenya's running reputation on the line, officials ban athletes accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

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Kenya's most complex election marred by machete attacks

By Tristan McConnell | 03/04/13

If Kenya's elections again descends into violence, the country's reputation as a stable, thriving corner of Africa will be dealt a heavy blow.

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Kenya election prompts fears of new violence

By Tristan McConnell | 02/28/13

Kenyans vote for a new leader next week for the first time since the last election ended in more than a thousand deaths.

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Mali: Life under Al Qaeda

By Tristan McConnell | 01/29/13

Tales of unimaginable torture are still painfully real for Malians who endured extremist rule.

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Malians want the French to stay

By Tristan McConnell | 01/23/13

Many in a key Malian town are grateful for the French intervention but fearful that the Islamists may yet return.

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Virunga National Park has a new enemy: Oil

By Tristan McConnell | 01/10/13

Possible oil reserves beneath Africa’s oldest park threaten its survival.

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How a goat and a handshake could save Somalia

By Tristan McConnell | 11/19/12

Herding sheep and goats, and selling them to Gulf states, might be the way out of Somalia’s struggles.