Foreign Correspondent Margot Kiser

Why is the U.S. Military Authority Seeking to Expand its Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya?

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Why is the U.S. Military Authority Seeking to Expand its Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya?

Margot Kiser September 18, 2020

The New York Times has reported that the U.S. military aims to broaden its counterterrorism drone war...

Kenya’s Creeping Americanization

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Kenya’s Creeping Americanization

Margot Kiser September 11, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, Pizza Hut – they’re all here now. The fast food chains started...

A Coal-Fired Power Plant in Lamu?

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A Coal-Fired Power Plant in Lamu?

Margot Kiser September 11, 2020

In 2017? If it goes through it will be the first in East Africa. A consortium of...

The Israeli-Saudi Love Affair

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The Israeli-Saudi Love Affair

Margot Kiser September 11, 2020

One year ago, on Oct 2nd, a fifteen-man Saudi hit team intercepted journalist/dissident Jamal Kashoggi at the...

Remembering the August 7th 1998 Al-Qaeda bomb blast in Nairobi

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Remembering the August 7th 1998 Al-Qaeda bomb blast in Nairobi

Margot Kiser August 7, 2020

Dr. Silverstein remarked that he hadn’t heard a sound like that since the Norfolk hotel was bombed...

Best and worst of 2019 – 1

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Best and worst of 2019 – 1

Margot Kiser December 29, 2019

January 2019 did not kick off to a good start for me. I couldn’t walk, for one...

2019 in images

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2019 in images

Margot Kiser December 24, 2019

Herbert Menzer is one of the great connectors and influencers on Lamu Island. Herbert hails from Hamburg,...

Quietly Killing Julian Assange

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Conflict In Context - Field Notes

Quietly Killing Julian Assange

Margot Kiser December 21, 2019

The sculptured tableaux of Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning – crusaders of transparency and free...

Foreign Correspondent Margot Kiser

Why is the U.S. Military Authority Seeking to Expand its Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya?

Kenya’s Creeping Americanization

A Coal-Fired Power Plant in Lamu?

The Israeli-Saudi Love Affair

Remembering the August 7th 1998 Al-Qaeda bomb blast in Nairobi

Notes on the abduction and ransom of Sylvia Aisha Romano

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2019 in images

Quietly Killing Julian Assange

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