Tristan McConnell

Is Your New Mobile Phone Made With Conflict Minerals?

Enough Project names 21 companies that use minerals at the heart of the Congo conflict. Nairobi, Kenya - What's the true cost of that mobile phone in your pocket? …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost|Report

December 15, 2010

Sudan Pulls Apart

GlobalPost Editor's note: “Divided they stand” is a three-part series on Sudan, covering the lead-up to January's referendum vote on the South's independence, the divisions that already split the …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost|Report

December 6, 2010

New Scramble for Africa’s Land

Nairobi, Kenya and New Delhi, India - More than a century ago Mark Twain encouraged people to, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” Today, nations, companies and financiers …

By: Jason Overdorf &; Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost|Report

October 5, 2010

Obama Presses for Sudan Solution

Nairobi, Kenya - On Friday U.S. President Barack Obama will press to keep Sudan's crucial referendum on track and prevent Africa's largest country from returning to civil war. Obama …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; Truthout

September 22, 2010

Kenya Passes New Constitution

Eldoret, Kenya - Kenyans voted overwhelmingly for a new constitution that could signal a fresh start for the country’s historically damaged and divisive politics. Two-thirds of the country’s 12.4 …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost|Report

August 6, 2010

International Prosecutor in Kenya to Press Charges

Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya’s shaky democracy is facing a defining struggle as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court begins an investigation into political violence that is expected …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost

May 14, 2010

Deadly Explosions Hit Somalia Mosques

Nairobi, Kenya - Another bloody week in Mogadishu was on the face of it like so many others: dozens of civilians blown to pieces or maimed by explosions, shot …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost

May 5, 2010

Sudan’s Al-Bashir Wins in Result Set to Split Country

Nairobi, Kenya - The election victory of Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir, wanted for alleged war crimes committed in Darfur, paves the way for Africa’s largest country to split in …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost

April 27, 2010

Boycotts Mar Sudan Elections

Candidates pull out, charging that President Omar al-Bashir has rigged the polls. Juba, South Sudan - Voters in Africa’s largest country are going to the polls Sunday through Tuesday …

By: Tristan McConnell ,; GlobalPost

April 11, 2010

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