"Protests Are Taking Over the World. What’s Driving Them?" October 2021. The New York Times.

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"Why Did the Western Left Ignore Occupy Nigeria?" September 2021. Dissent.

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"The Promise of Africa’s “Youth Bulge.” July 2021. Foreign Affairs. 

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“A World of Protest.” March 2021. United Nations University-WIDER.

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“A New Direction for U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa.” Dissent. October 2020. With Jason Stearns. 

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“After Bashir: How Sudan Can Heal From Decades of Dictatorship.” 2019. Foreign Affairs. 

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“Africa’s Road to Democracy.” 2019. Jacobin. With Adam Branch. 

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“Two Trips to Juba: Youth activism and the politics of violence in South Sudan.” Africa's a Country. 

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“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” The Washington Post. December 2018.

 

“Senegal’s rappers continue to ‘cry from the heart’ for a more just society.” The Conversation. February 2018.

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“South Sudan not facing ‘genocide’, but violence is constant.” Al Jazeera. February 2017.

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“The Price of Peacekeeping: On India’s Involvement in Sudan.” The Hindu. July 2016.

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“Decolonizing the United States: Lessons from Africa.” Ufahamu. 2015. 

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“The People’s Protest: Sudan from the Margins.” N+1. January 2015. 

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“Burkina Faso’s uprising part of an ongoing wave of African protests.” Washington Post. November 2014.

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“Accursed by Man, Not God: The Fight for Tanzania’s Gas Lands.” Warscapes. October 2013. 

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Kiswahili version: “Laana ya Binadamu, Sio Mungu: Mapigano Ya Ardhi zenye Gesi Tanzania.” Vijana.fm. February 2014.

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“Urban Protests and Rural Violence in Africa: A Call for an Integrated Approach.” African Futures (SSRC). February, 2013.

 

“When Insurgents Rule.” Berfrois. November 2011.

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“Witnessing the Birth of a Nation in Southern Sudan.” The Root. January 2011.

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“Behind Uganda’s World Cup Terror Blasts.” The Root. July 2010.

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“Sudan’s Elections and The Prospects for Peace” The Root. April 2010.

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“What the U.S. can do for Congo?” The Root. August 2009.

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“M.I.A.’s Latest Hit: Save Sri Lanka.” The Root. March 2009.

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“Sudan on the Rebound?” Africana.com. December 2008.

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“Organizing for Obama.” SAMAR Magazine 28. February 2008.

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“The Labeling of a Genocide: Who wins? In The Fray. April 2007.

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“The Pitfalls of Desi Consciousness.” Shabhash Version. 2.0. April 2005

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“Engaging Rebels in Reconstruction Efforts.” Tamil Net. January 2005.

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“Uganda’s Hidden War.” Africana.com. April 2004.

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“Everybody Wants a Piece of Sudan.” Africana.com. March 2004.

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“Kith and Kinship: A Memorial for Philippe Wamba.” In the Fray. September 2002

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“Gentrification and Resistance in Gullah Country.” Africana.com. September 2002.

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“Black like me: On Being Post-South Asian.” In The Fray. November 2001.” 

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“New Exhibit Highlights Kenyan Asians.” Africana.com. April 2000.

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“Reviving the South Movement.” Africana.com. April 2000.

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“East Africa Reborn.” Africana.com. March 2000.

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“Foes or Allies?: African American / South Asian relations.” Africana.com. March 2000.

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“Indian Ocean Trade Association Helps Link Africa, Asia.” Africana.com. March 2000.

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“Ivory Coast: New Vision or Same Old Story?” Africana.com. March 2000.

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“The African Diaspora of the Indian Subcontinent.” Africana.com. January 2000.

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