Stephanie McCrummen
Foreign

» Washington Post Staff Writer | Stephanie McCrummen is based in Nairobi for The Washington Post. She joined the paper in December 2004 as a general assignment reporter covering the Virginia suburbs. Previously, she was a reporter for Newsday in New York, where she covered local government, development, suburban life, the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the 2004 presidential election, among other stories. She is originally from Birmingham, Alabama.
Articles by Stephanie McCrummen
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)
Kenyan Rivals Reach Accord on Makeup of Cabinet (April 14, 2008)
Congo's 'Change of Mentality' (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)
No Quick Fix for What Still Ails Kenya (March 7, 2008)
Deal on Sharing Power Goes Before Parliament (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)