Tristan McConnell

GlobalPost

Tristan McConnell is GlobalPost's senior correspondent for Africa and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

He has lived and worked in Africa since 2004 and is also a correspondent for The Times of London and Monocle.

McConnell has written for magazines including the Columbia Journalism Review, London Review of Books, The Nation, New Statesman, New York, Prospect and the Virginia Quarterly Review. His reporting has won the Diageo journalism award and been recognised by the Kurt Schork Awards.

International Criminal Court drops war crimes case against Kenyan president

Kenya’s government has been widely criticized for 'non-cooperation' with prosecutors.

International Criminal Court drops war crimes case against Kenyan president

Occupy Kenya: Protesters march in Nairobi for an end to violence

Occupy Kenya: Protesters march in Nairobi for an end to violence

Rwanda’s disappearing dissidents

Rwanda’s disappearing dissidents

The claim that illegal ivory is funding a major terror group in Africa may not be true

The claim that illegal ivory is funding a major terror group in Africa may not be true

The revolution in Burkina Faso is a huge deal. Here's what you need to know about it

The revolution in Burkina Faso is a huge deal. Here's what you need to know about it

5 interesting things about Zambia's new leader that have nothing to do with his skin color

For example, the interim president isn't actually eligible to run for president.

5 interesting things about Zambia's new leader that have nothing to do with his skin color

Meet the African leaders who would rather die than give up power

As Zambia’s president dies in office, protesters in Burkina Faso are trying to stop their own leader from doing the same.

Meet the African leaders who would rather die than give up power

5 ways drones are making the world a better place (without killing anyone)

Drones are used for killing, but many are also making the world a better place.

5 ways drones are making the world a better place (without killing anyone)

Ebola hysteria is going viral. Don't fall for these 5 myths

Switch off the television and read this instead.

Ebola hysteria is going viral. Don't fall for these 5 myths

Some people would rather die of Ebola than stop hugging sick loved ones

Anthropologists argue that authorities and medical workers won't stop Ebola until they do more to help West Africans mourn.

Some people would rather die of Ebola than stop hugging sick loved ones

Peace talks go nowhere as South Sudan's leaders blame everyone else

Those most responsible for the suffering are staying at luxury hotels, unable to agree during daytime negotiations but happy to mingle in the bar at night. Western supporters are getting fed up.

Peace talks go nowhere as South Sudan's leaders blame everyone else

It doesn't get worse than this ruined town in South Sudan

Brutal, unforgiving violence has touched everyone in Malakal, a town that's seen the worst of South Sudan's civil war.

It doesn't get worse than this ruined town in South Sudan

This tiny, distant village explains everything that is wrong with South Sudan right now

It's relatively safe in Pathai, so tens of thousands of South Sudanese are trying to get there.

This tiny, distant village explains everything that is wrong with South Sudan right now

From Bosnia to South Sudan: How one man survived a massacre and helped prevent another

'When it started happening, all the memories of Srebrenica, all the faces, came back to me.'

From Bosnia to South Sudan: How one man survived a massacre and helped prevent another

Targeted strikes have worked in Somalia. But are they a lesson for Syria?

President Obama says US strategy against terrorism in Somalia offers a model for taking on the Islamic State.

Targeted strikes have worked in Somalia. But are they a lesson for Syria?