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About Tristan McConnell

Tristan McConnell is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, where he is a correspondent for The Times and GlobalPost. He has also written for magazines including Esquire, the New Statesman, New York magazine and the Virginia Quarterly Review. He has lived and worked in Africa since 2004.

Articles by Tristan McConnell

Tuesday 22nd June

South Sudan: waiting for January

Tristan McConnell, 22 June 2010

Apathy, malnutrition and illiteracy conspired to make this April's Sudanese Presidential Election a non-event in the autonomous south. The ballot on independence, scheduled for January, may be less so - provided the result, however it turns out, does not lead to a resumption of war

Tuesday 30th October

Niger: the uranium curse

Tristan McConnell, 30 October 2007

Tuareg revolt and commercial-political rivalry drive Niger to an abyss

Thursday 15th March

Liberia in transition

Tristan McConnell, 15 March 2007

After fourteen years of civil war, hopes are riding on the scarred west African country’s truth and reconciliation commission. But it needs international support, writes Tristan McConnell.

Wednesday 13th September

Uganda: peace vs justice?

Tristan McConnell, 13 September 2006

The Lord's Resistance Army's twenty-year war in northern Uganda may be ending. Will the cost of peace be impunity for its horrendous crimes? Tristan McConnell reports.

Tuesday 22nd August

The DR Congo's dangerous run-off

Tristan McConnell, 22 August 2006

The inconclusive result of the first round of the Democratic Republic of Congo's election is proving a test for its democratic path, reports Tristan McConnell in Bunia, northeast DRC.

Thursday 27th July

The Democratic Republic of Congo: living up to its name?

Tristan McConnell, 27 July 2006

The historic election on 30 July is an opportunity for the Congolese people to break with four decades of kleptocracy and war, reports Tristan McConnell in Bukavu, eastern DRC.

Monday 27th February

Uganda's unsettled future

Tristan McConnell, 27 February 2006

There are hopeful signals of a new pluralist politics, but Uganda's democracy remains fragile after Yoweri Museveni's latest victory, reports Tristan McConnell in Kampala.