Stephanie McCrummen

Articles by Stephanie McCrummen

In Kenya, ethnic distrust is as deep as the machete scars (December 22, 2009)

Human Rights Watch urges U.N. to cease aid to Congo regime accused of brutal acts (December 15, 2009)

As thousands flee regime, Eritrea would go it alone (December 14, 2009)

Eritrean Field Notes: A lonely nation under a glass (December 14, 2009)

Attack at graduation ceremony kills 19 in Somali capital (December 4, 2009)

The ultimate crop rotation: Wealthy nations outsource crops to Ethiopia's farmlands (November 23, 2009)

Sudan's 'trouser lady' continues to fight decency laws (November 14, 2009)

U.N. peacekeepers won't back Congolese soldiers accused of killing civilians (November 3, 2009)

Darfurians Living in Khartoum See Themselves as Lucky' (October 18, 2009)

U.N. Rights Official Denounces Drive Against Rebels in Congo (October 16, 2009)

As War Becomes a Memory, South Sudan Calls Back Its Wildlife (October 4, 2009)

U.S. Envoy's Outreach to Sudan Is Criticized as Naive (September 29, 2009)

In Parched Nairobi, Residents Blame Government for Drought Crisis (August 22, 2009)

Clinton Condemns Attacks on Civilians in E. Congo (August 12, 2009)

Congo's Women Treated as Spoils of War (August 11, 2009)

Congo's Rape Epidemic Worsens During U.S.-Backed Military Operation (August 10, 2009)

In a Changing Somalia, Islamist Forces See Support Wane (August 7, 2009)

Clinton's Visit to Somalia Gives New Meaning to Handshake Diplomacy' (August 6, 2009)

Clinton Pushes Kenyan Leaders to Follow Through on Promised Reforms (August 6, 2009)

Nearly Forgotten Forces of WWII (August 4, 2009)

Conflict Casts Long, Lethal Shadow in Eastern Congo (August 2, 2009)

U.N. Worker Might Face Flogging (July 28, 2009)

Hague Court's Ruling Signals Compromise on Border Dispute in Sudan (July 23, 2009)

U.S. Sends Weapons to Help Somali Government Repel Rebels Tied to Al-Qaeda (June 25, 2009)

Fresh Nightmares in Congo's Drive Against Rwandans (June 25, 2009)

U.S. Downturn Drives Immigrant Professionals Back Home to Africa (May 26, 2009)

Memorial Service Boycott Underscores Fragility of Kenya's Peace (May 19, 2009)

Islamist Rebels Threaten Somalia's Government (May 18, 2009)

A Town Constantly On Brink of Chaos (April 25, 2009)

Precarious South Essential to Sudan (April 25, 2009)

Somalia's Godfathers: Ransom-Rich Pirates (April 20, 2009)

Navy Ship Delivers Phillips to Mombasa (April 16, 2009)

U.S. Lays Out Anti-Piracy Plan (April 16, 2009)

Another U.S. Cargo Ship Escapes Somali Pirate Attack (April 15, 2009)

'3 Rounds, 3 Dead Bodies' (April 14, 2009)

'3 Rounds, 3 Dead Bodies' (April 14, 2009)

Somali Insurgents Fire at Plane Leaving Mogadishu With U.S. Congressman Aboard (April 14, 2009)

Navy Kills 3 Pirates, Rescues Ship Captain off Somalia's Coast (April 13, 2009)

U.S. Cargo Ship Reaches Kenya (April 12, 2009)

FBI Joins U.S. Navy In Pirate Standoff (April 10, 2009)

Somali Pirates Capture American Sea Captain (April 9, 2009)

In Somalia, an Exodus of the Educated (March 16, 2009)

Somali President Courts Insurgents (March 12, 2009)

2 Kenyan Rights Activists Slain (March 7, 2009)

Sudan's Bashir Rails Against West (March 6, 2009)

Sudan Ousts Aid Groups After Court Pursues President (March 5, 2009)

Congo, Rwanda Call Joint Offensive a Success (February 28, 2009)

For Rwandans, Fragile Acts of Faith (February 24, 2009)

Rwanda's Move Into Congo Raises Suspicions About Its Motives (February 13, 2009)

U.N. Unit Struggles as Rwandan Hutu Militiamen Seeking Repatriation Emerge in Congo (February 4, 2009)

In Congo, Fresh Anxieties (February 1, 2009)

Displaced Congolese Return To Prospect of More Violence (January 25, 2009)

Rwanda's Arrest of Congolese Rebel Leader Marks a Key Shift (January 24, 2009)

With Ethiopian Pullout, Islamists Rise Again in Somalia (January 22, 2009)

Rwandan Troops Enter Congo to Find Hutu Militia Leaders (January 21, 2009)

A Kenyan Transition To Power (January 18, 2009)

Ethiopia Begins Somalia Pullout (January 3, 2009)

Ugandan Rebel Group Massacres 189 Over 3 Days in Northeast Congo, U.N. Says (December 30, 2008)

President Of Somalia Steps Down Amid Pressure (December 30, 2008)

Somali President May Quit, Advisers Say (December 25, 2008)

A Radical Islamist Takeover Drives the Young From Somalia (December 22, 2008)

Impeachment Proceedings Begun Against Somali Leader (December 18, 2008)

Sudan's Leaders Brace for U.S. Shift (December 8, 2008)

U.N. Addresses Congo Conflict by Helping Hutus Return to Rwanda (December 3, 2008)

Congo's Poor Lose Last Possessions (November 15, 2008)

Rebels Press Young Men to Join Fight in Congo (November 13, 2008)

In Congo, Drunken Gunfire Ruptures a Tense Calm (November 10, 2008)

Half a World Away, Kenya Exults at U.S. Outcome (November 6, 2008)

In Congo, a March Behind Rebel Lines (November 4, 2008)

European, U.S. Envoys Visit E. Congolese City (November 1, 2008)

Aimless Soldiers Plunder in Congo (October 31, 2008)

Embers of Rwandan Genocide Flare (October 30, 2008)

U.N. Seeks Reinforcements in E. Congo (October 29, 2008)

Rwandans Say Adieu to Français (October 28, 2008)

Women Run the Show In a Recovering Rwanda (October 27, 2008)

Financial Meltdown Worsens Food Crisis (October 26, 2008)

Recent Fighting in E. Congo Has Uprooted 100,000 People, U.N. Says (October 16, 2008)

In Kenya, Some Fear That Fissures Remain (September 7, 2008)

Kenyans in No Mood to Sign Off On Paychecks for Leaders' Wives (September 4, 2008)

Aid Plane Crashes in E. Congo; 17 Aboard (September 3, 2008)

In Africa, a New Middle-Income Consumerism (September 1, 2008)

Obama Inspires Hope in Father's Homeland (August 30, 2008)

Foreign Investors Recognize Allure of Sub-Saharan Africa (August 29, 2008)

Sudanese Troops Attack Darfur Refugee Camp (August 26, 2008)

Hunt for Suspects In Embassy Bombings Elicits Anger in Kenya (August 15, 2008)

In Africa, Hope for the Stigmatized: Fertility Clinics (August 14, 2008)

Sudan Runners Focus on Games, Not Darfur (August 4, 2008)

In Khartoum, a Surreally Mundane Experience (August 4, 2008)

For Abducted Ugandans, An Elusive Reintegration (July 28, 2008)

Report: U.S. Africa Aid Is Increasingly Military (July 18, 2008)

Sudan Vows to Fight Charges Of Genocide Against Its Leader (July 15, 2008)

7 Troops Killed In Sudan Ambush (July 10, 2008)

A Revival of Tribal Tradition to Help Repair Darfur (July 5, 2008)

Peacekeepers in Darfur Hobbled by Need (July 4, 2008)

Africa's Hungry Horn (July 2, 2008)

A Wide-Open Battle For Power in Darfur (June 20, 2008)

U.N. Reducing Aid Flights In Darfur for Lack of Funds (June 11, 2008)

New Civil War Feared in Sudan As Town Empties (May 26, 2008)

Sudan's Macabre Display Of Victory Over Attackers (May 24, 2008)

Islamist Leader Arrested In Attack (May 13, 2008)

Back to the Land, Warily (May 13, 2008)

Sudan Severs Ties With Chad, Blaming It for Attack on Capital (May 12, 2008)

Incursion Crushed, Sudan Reports (May 11, 2008)

U.S. Airstrike Kills Somali Accused of Links to Al-Qaeda (May 2, 2008)

A Road Map To Modernity (May 2, 2008)

Across Congo, Freelance Miners Dig In Against Modern Industry (April 24, 2008)

Airliner Crashes in Congo At Takeoff, Killing Dozens (April 16, 2008)

Congo's 'Change of Mentality' (April 14, 2008)

Kenyan Rivals Reach Accord on Makeup of Cabinet (April 14, 2008)

Insurgents Briefly Capture Key Town in Show of Defiance (March 27, 2008)

The Big Story on the Back Streets (March 25, 2008)

Attacks in Kenya 'Meticulously' Organized, Rights Group Says (March 18, 2008)

Report: Kenya's Post-Election Violence 'Meticulously' Organized (March 17, 2008)

In Aptly Named Rift Valley, Kenyan Deal Rings Hollow (March 13, 2008)

Kenyan Troops Strike at Militia Involved in Land Clashes (March 11, 2008)

A Block-by-Block Bid for Peace (March 11, 2008)

Deal on Sharing Power Goes Before Parliament (March 7, 2008)

No Quick Fix for What Still Ails Kenya (March 7, 2008)

U.S. Strike in Somalia Targets Terror Suspects (March 4, 2008)

Kenyan Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Agreement (February 29, 2008)

Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya (February 27, 2008)

U.S. Policy in Africa Faulted on Priorities (February 22, 2008)

Political Deal Is Overdue, Rice Tells Kenyan Rivals (February 19, 2008)

Kenyan Rivals Agree to Review of Election (February 16, 2008)

Kenyan Rivals' Camps Differ on Status of Talks to Resolve Post-Election Crisis (February 15, 2008)

Kenyans Say Tribal Divide Has Reached Police Force (February 12, 2008)

Rebels Press Attacks in Chad's Capital and East (February 4, 2008)

Rebel Forces Roll Into Chad's Capital, Battle For Control (February 3, 2008)

Kenyan Rivals Agree on Measures to End Post-Election Violence (February 2, 2008)

Killing of Second Legislator Ignites Protests in Kenya (February 1, 2008)

U.S. Envoy Decries 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Kenya (January 31, 2008)

Opposition Legislator Slain In Kenya, Sparking Clashes (January 30, 2008)

Revenge Killings Stoke a Violent Cycle in Kenya (January 29, 2008)

Having Driven Out Business, Kenyan Town Faces Consequences (January 28, 2008)

27 Die in Clashes In Western Kenya (January 27, 2008)

At Least 2 Killed in W. Kenya Hostilities (January 26, 2008)

Rivals in Kenya Meet, but Recriminations Follow (January 25, 2008)

Strife Laps at Gates of Kenya's Privileged (January 24, 2008)

Groups Sign Deal to End Long Fight In E. Congo (January 24, 2008)

11 Killed in Kenya as Police Fire on Demonstrators, Rival Groups Clash (January 19, 2008)

Kenyan Opposition to Call for Strikes, Boycotts (January 18, 2008)

Protest Rallies Across Kenya Draw Relatively Small Crowds (January 17, 2008)

In Tense Kenya, Opposition Elects One of Its Own to Lead Parliament (January 16, 2008)

Tribal Identity Shapes Kenyan Views, Realities (January 16, 2008)

Kenya's President Seeks to End Crisis With Coalition Offer (January 6, 2008)

U.S. Envoy Heads to Kenya as Focus Shifts to Diplomacy (January 5, 2008)

Major Protest in Kenya Postponed as Frustrations Build (January 4, 2008)

Tribal Rage Tears at Diverse Kenyan City (January 3, 2008)

Kenyans Killed Fleeing Violence (January 2, 2008)

Ethnic Fault Lines Emerge in Kenya's Post-Election Turmoil (January 1, 2008)

Incumbent Declared Winner in Kenya's Disputed Election (December 31, 2007)

Amid Protests, Kibabki Declared President of Kenya (December 31, 2007)

In Kenya, Early Tallies Show Kibaki Trailing (December 28, 2007)

Kenyans Vote in Presidential Election (December 28, 2007)

Tribalism Isn't on the Ballot, But in Kenya It's Key Issue (December 25, 2007)

Kenya Tests New Style of Politicking (December 22, 2007)

A Wealth of Kindness Among Somalia's Poorest (December 10, 2007)

In Southern Sudan, A Drive to Update The Image of Cows (December 8, 2007)

Somali President Hospitalized in Nairobi (December 5, 2007)

Darfur's Rebels Find a Measure of Unity (December 1, 2007)

Strutting Toward Another World (November 30, 2007)

South Sudan Is Committed To '05 Deal, Leader Says (November 20, 2007)

A Mission of Sorting Out the Kenyan Man's Many Modes (November 15, 2007)

Somalia Shuts Two Radio Stations (November 14, 2007)

As Assassins Target Somali Journalists, Fear Is a Daily Event (November 12, 2007)

Intense Fighting in Somali Capital Kills at Least 50 (November 10, 2007)

Ethiopia, Eritrea on Verge Of Border War, Report Says (November 6, 2007)

Thousands of Somalis Flee Fighting in Capital (November 2, 2007)

Premier Quits Amid Turmoil In Somalia (October 30, 2007)

Darfur Rebels Balk At Talks in Libya (October 27, 2007)

Atrocities in East Congo Attributed to All Parties (October 24, 2007)

Struggling Chadians Dream Of a Better Life -- in China (October 6, 2007)

Nomads Describe Persecution in Chad (September 24, 2007)

A Learned Man Searches for Relevance While Languishing in a Chadian Camp (September 22, 2007)

U.S. Envoy Praises Somali Efforts to Find Reconciliation (September 21, 2007)

Prevalence of Rape in E. Congo Described as Worst in World (September 9, 2007)

Everyday Kenyans Taking Stock In a Growing African Economy (August 26, 2007)

Arabs Seek Role With Darfur Rebels (August 22, 2007)

Freed Ethiopians Describe Threats (August 21, 2007)

WHO Backs Free, Treated Mosquito Nets to Prevent Malaria (August 17, 2007)

Civilian Toll Cited In Somali Conflict (August 14, 2007)

'Children's Parliament' Sets High Bar in Congo (August 11, 2007)

For Tutsis of Eastern Congo, Protector, Exploiter or Both? (August 6, 2007)

Scores Die in Congo Train Derailment (August 3, 2007)

In an Eastern Congo Oasis, Blood Amid the Greenery (July 22, 2007)

Somali Peace Conference Begins Amid Violence (July 20, 2007)

Ethiopian Opposition Figures Get Life Terms in Widely Faulted Case (July 17, 2007)

Faction Uproots Thousands in Congo (July 15, 2007)

Ethiopian Premier Admits Errors on Somalia (June 29, 2007)

Desperate Villagers Flee Central African Republic (June 27, 2007)

Seven Killed in Fighting Among Somali Soldiers (June 23, 2007)

Somalia's Opposition Regrouping, Planning (June 20, 2007)

Kenya's Middle-Class Home-Buying Boom (June 19, 2007)

Somali Reconciliation Talks Are Delayed Another Month (June 14, 2007)

38 Are Convicted in Ethiopia After Political Crackdown (June 12, 2007)

Rush-Hour Blast In Nairobi Kills 2, Wounds Dozens (June 12, 2007)

50,000 Years of Resilience May Not Save Tribe (June 10, 2007)

U.S. Warship Fires Missiles at Fighters in Somalia (June 3, 2007)

Enticing Tourists Is an Art for Tanzania's Safari Guides (May 21, 2007)

Somalia Agrees to U.N. Probe On Abuses (May 15, 2007)

Ethiopians Fear for Their Interfaith Oasis (May 13, 2007)

Passenger Jet Disappears Over Cameroon (May 6, 2007)

Ethiopia Finds Itself Ensnared in Somalia (April 27, 2007)

Scores Are Killed In Ethiopia Attack (April 25, 2007)

American To Be Freed By Ethiopia Faces Hurdle (April 13, 2007)

Clan Says Recent Mogadishu Deaths Exceed 1,000 (April 11, 2007)

U.S. Official Visits Somalia To Show Support for Leaders (April 8, 2007)

Arab Nomads, 'Not Pro-Anything,' Also Suffer in Darfur (April 7, 2007)

Somalis Flee Capital As Official Warns Of a New Offensive (April 3, 2007)

Splintering of Rebel Groups Adds to Chaos in Darfur (April 1, 2007)

25 Killed in Assault on Somali Insurgents (March 30, 2007)

A Darfur Village Bears Up Under Janjaweed Yoke (March 24, 2007)

Heavy Fighting in Mogadishu Leads to Mutilation of Troops (March 22, 2007)

In Darfur, a Journalist Branches Out (March 4, 2007)

Sudanese Pair Accused of War Crimes (February 28, 2007)

U.S. Evangelist, a Critic of Islam, Reaches Out to Sudan's President (February 14, 2007)

Frist Joins Evangelist Graham on Trip to South Sudan (February 9, 2007)

In Heat of War, a Literary Refuge (January 28, 2007)

U.S. Stages 2nd Airstrike in Somalia; Ethiopians Leaving Capital (January 24, 2007)

Somali Islamic Leader Surrenders in Kenya (January 23, 2007)

Somali Capital Awash in Anger At Ethiopia, U.S., Interim Leaders (January 11, 2007)

U.S. Is Not Saying Who, or What, Was Hit in Somalia Raid (January 10, 2007)

Somalis Rail at Ethiopian Forces (January 7, 2007)

In Somalia, Confusion Remains in Command (January 6, 2007)

Somalis Adapt Warily, Pragmatically to New Order in Capital (January 5, 2007)

Ethiopian Troops Leave Security In Mogadishu to City's Residents (January 3, 2007)

Somali Islamic Fighters Flee Toward Kenya (January 2, 2007)

Somali Islamic Force Flees Last Stronghold (January 1, 2007)

Further Combat Looms in Somalia (December 31, 2006)

Somali Prime Minister Promises Peace Soon (December 30, 2006)

Ethiopian Troops Take Key Town In Somalia (December 28, 2006)

Ethiopians Closing In On Capital of Somalia (December 27, 2006)

Ethiopia Steps Up Attacks on Somalia (December 26, 2006)

Ethiopian Aircraft Bomb Somali Towns In Escalating Conflict (December 25, 2006)

Inconclusive Clashes Roil Somalia for Fourth Day (December 23, 2006)

Somali Government, Islamic Militias Agree To Resume Peace Talks (December 21, 2006)

Many in Ethiopia See Premier's Talk of War As Ploy to Tighten Grip (December 20, 2006)

Regional War May Loom in Africa (December 14, 2006)

In Congo's Capital, Informal Economy Is Often the Best Opportunity (December 7, 2006)

Incumbent Declared Winner in Congo Vote (November 16, 2006)

Historic Vote in Congo Is Peaceful (October 30, 2006)

Final Stage of Election in Congo Holds Hopes of Many for Peace (October 29, 2006)

For Carless Kenyans, A Risky Way to Ride (October 19, 2006)

The Subtle Changes Since 9/11 (September 11, 2006)

Girls' Rite of Passage Now a Family Affair (August 19, 2006)

Ex-Bush Aide Fatally Shoots Son, Himself (July 15, 2006)

A Life's Love, Lost at War (July 8, 2006)

Flush With Success, and Looking to Spend (July 6, 2006)