“The Hunt for Kony” (4/16/12)    My trip to Central African Republic with the Ugandan Army as they hunt for Joseph Kony.

 

“The Terrorist Myth in North Africa” (11/19/09)   Why Africa’s terror problem isn’t really a problem.

 

“Q & A With Zimbabwe's Embattled Prime Minister” (9/10/09)   An interview with Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister

 

“Alien Nation” (8/26/09)   South Africa’s real “District 9″

 

“Bring Me My Machine Gun” (4/17/09)   A profile of South African president Jacob Zuma.

 

“The Weakest Link” (3/6/09)   How the economic crisis is affecting Africa — or not.

 

“The Vision Thing” (8/4/09)   Jacob Zuma in the flesh.

 

“Hard Target” (5/15/09)   In-depth profile of the hunt for Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army.

 

“Fleeing from South Africa” (2/13/09)   South Africa’s White Flight Problems.

 

“An Unclenched Fist” (1/23/09)   A profile of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai

 

“On His Own” (8/22/08)   Jon Meacham’s lengthy profile of Obama, featuring some of my reporting on Obama’s family in Kenya.

 

“Out of Africa” (10/8/08)   U.S Africom command takes a new direction.

 

“Challenging Zimbabwe's Mugabe” (3/22/08)   A Q&A with Zimbabwe’s Simba Makoni.

 

“After Mbeki, Zuma's New Challenge” (9/23/08)   Jacob Zuma confronts radicals in his own party.

 

“Will Jacob Zuma Ruin South Africa - or Save it?” (9/12/08)   Jacob Zuma makes a bid for the presidency.

 

“Q & A: Kofi Annan on Kenya's Tragedies” (2/9/08)   An Interview with Kofi Annan in Kenya.

 

“The Least Green Country on Earth” (6/28/08)   Niger’s environmental catastrophe.

 

“Assault on the Law” (6/21/08)   Zimbabwe’s tyranny grows.

 

“Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Isolation Grows” (6/22/08)   Zimbabwe’s violence casts a long shadow.

 

“Periscope: Africa in Crisis” (1/12/08)   Kenya’s post-election violence was bad, but it was no Rwanda.

 

“Zimbabwe: Will Robert Mugabe Leave Peacefully?” (4/26/08)   Dilemmas of post-colonial Zimbabwe.

 

“Somalia: Dilemmas of the Horn” (4/12/08)   Reported from Mogadishu, the story of Somalia’s epidemic of violence.

 

“Digging up the Dirt” (4/5/08)   A forensics team in South Africa uncovers Apartheid’s crimes.

 

“What 10 Million Buys” (3/29/08  Zimbabwe’s currency is worth less than the paper it’s printed on.

 

“Mugabe’s Last Stand” (3/22/08)   Zimbabwe’s “old man” Mugabe stands alone.

 

“Zimbabwe's $10 Million Bread” (3/24/08)   At writing, Zimbabwe had the world’s highest inflation rate.

 

“Kenya: The Raila Odinga Story” (1/21/08)   A profile of Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

 

“Kenya: More Political Protests” (1/15/08)   Kenya’s post-election violence gets worse.

 

“Kenya: Fleeing the Violence" (1/1/08)   The violence in Kenya is more complicated than it looks.

 

“The End of the Affair” (12/22/07)   South Africa’s politics are getting messy.

 

“China’s African Misadventures” (11/24/07)   China is trying to take over Africa, but it’s not always easy.

 

“South Africa: Mbeki's Rough Side” (10/24/07)   Mbeki’s dictatorial streak.

 

“Dreaming of Checkmate” (10/9/07)   African chess champions go for it in Namibia.

 

“As Zimbabwe Decays, Some Signs of Change” (9/27/07)   The myth of Zimbabwean wealth.

 

“Africa's New Malaria-fighting Strategy” (9/18/07)   Why DDT is good.

 

“Taking the War on Terror to Africa” (9/15/07)   Africa’s terror problem is America’s, too.

 

“Johnson: Onscene at the Congo Gorilla Killings” (8/5/07)   A Q&A with Richard Leakey.

 

“Congo's Gorilla Tragedy” (8/5/07)   The story of the worst gorilla massacre in Congo’s history (featured on BBC and National Geographic)

 

“Digging A Grave for Crumbling Zimbabwe” (6/17/07)   The crisis gets worse.

 

“Zimbabwe: An Archbishop Takes on Mugabe” (6/10/07)   Pius Ncube’s war of faith and politics

 

“South Africa: An Unlikely Opposition Leader” (6/4/07)    A profile of Helen Zille, mayor of Cape Town and Iron Lady of South Africa.