Stephanie Hanson

GlobalPost

Stephanie Hanson is director of policy and outreach at One Acre Fund, an agriculture organization based in Kenya.

From 2006 to 2009, she covered economic and political development in Africa and Latin America for CFR.org, the website of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has written on combating piracy off the coast of Somalia, China's role in Africa, and Mexico's drug war.

In 2008, she won a News and Documentary Emmy for Crisis Guide: Darfur, an interactive media guide that explores the history and context of the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Her work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Bookforum, San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday, and on the websites of the New York Times, Newsweek, and the Washington Post.


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Africa’s big issues for 2010

World Cup, Sudan, piracy and food will make headlines

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Opinion: DR Congo must reform its security forces

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Opinion: Uganda should consult Ghana on oil

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Opinion: Angola errs in ending presidential elections

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Opinion: East Africa integration deserves support

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Opinion: Sudan peace deal merely a ploy

Politics

President Omar al-Bashir’s incremental peace deal in Darfur deflects scrutiny from crucial national polls.

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Opinion: Obama right to press Kenya to reform

Commentary

International community should support Washington’s pressure on Nairobi government.

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5 ways to stop a pirate

Commentary

It’s high tide for pirates off the coast of Somalia. Read what’s been done about it, and how much there is left to do.

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Opinion: China’s in Africa for business, not aid

New book makes provocative argument about Beijing’s push into Africa.

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Opinion: Brazil can boost African agriculture

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President Lula can convince increased investment in rural development.