Tristan McConnell

Potential For South Sudan To Rebuild Economy, Bean By Bean

Actor George Clooney and coffee industry insiders are confident war-torn Sudan can restart its coffee production.

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By Tristan McConnell

  NAIROBI, Kenya — George Clooney wants you to drink South Sudan’s coffee. And this isn't about charity — it's all business. The Hollywood star has a long relationship with South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011 after a peace deal that ended a long-running war with the Sudanese government in the north. He has worked as a peace

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In Africa, Al Qaeda Finds New Life

Local militants groups are hitching onto Al Qaeda’s ideology, giving it new theaters of operation.

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By Tristan McConnell

NAIROBI, Kenya — Al Qaeda-inspired militancy is on the rise in Africa as disparate groups with local grievances find common cause in the global terror group’s tactics and ideology and, in turn, offer it new theaters of operation. Military pressure, drone strikes and the assassination of Osama bin Laden have diminished Al Qaeda globally, leaving

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Tanzania To Evict Maasai People In Favor Of Fee-Paying Trophy Hunters

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of Maasai people in northern Tanzania, under a new government plan, face eviction from their homes and a ban from the land their cattle have grazed for generations. Tanzania says it will designate as a “wildlife corridor” a 600-square-mile patch of land next to the popular tourist attractions of the Serengeti […]

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By Tristan McConnell

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of Maasai people in northern Tanzania, under a new government plan, face eviction from their homes and a ban from the land their cattle have grazed for generations. Tanzania says it will designate as a "wildlife corridor" a 600-square-mile patch of land next to the popular tourist attractions of the Serengeti National

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