Abdi Latif Dahir
@lattif.bsky.social
Middle East Correspondent at The New York Times
Some news: I’m moving to Lebanon to be a Middle East Correspondent for @nytimes.com. I was honored to cover East Africa for nearly six years during a momentous and shifting period. I’ll miss the region and my wonderful colleagues across Africa. Excited for new stories and great collaborations ahead.
Updates on International’s Middle East Team | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Some news: I’m moving to Lebanon to be a Middle East Correspondent for @nytimes.com. I was honored to cover East Africa for nearly six years during a momentous and shifting period. I’ll miss the region and my wonderful colleagues across Africa. Excited for new stories and great collaborations ahead.
China has racked up a $60 billion trade surplus with Africa so far in 2025, nearly surpassing last year’s total, as Chinese companies redirect trade to the region while President Trump’s tariffs crimp the flow of goods into the United States.
China’s Exports to Africa Are Soaring as Trade to U.S. Plunges
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
China has racked up a $60 billion trade surplus with Africa so far in 2025, nearly surpassing last year’s total, as Chinese companies redirect trade to the region while President Trump’s tariffs crimp the flow of goods into the United States.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb
August 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
August 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
South Sudan should not “use the issue of Palestinians as negotiating chips to improve their foreign relations,” said Edmund Yakani, the leader of a South Sudanese civil society organization. “This is ethnic cleansing that we are supporting.”
Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
South Sudan should not “use the issue of Palestinians as negotiating chips to improve their foreign relations,” said Edmund Yakani, the leader of a South Sudanese civil society organization. “This is ethnic cleansing that we are supporting.”
Fascinating and deeply reported piece from Aida Alami in @nybooks.com on what makes a uniquely Muslim American imam, and how they are helping themselves and their community navigate the demands of a secularizing, pluralistic, and Islamophobic country.
The New Imams | Aida Alami
For years I have been working on a documentary film about young Muslims in France, centered on the 2017 trial that convicted a police officer of killing a
www.nybooks.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fascinating and deeply reported piece from Aida Alami in @nybooks.com on what makes a uniquely Muslim American imam, and how they are helping themselves and their community navigate the demands of a secularizing, pluralistic, and Islamophobic country.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warned on Wednesday that mass starvation was spreading across Gaza, adding to calls for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave. nyti.ms/46TKTRO
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warned on Wednesday that mass starvation was spreading across Gaza, adding to calls for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave. nyti.ms/46TKTRO
My piece on the protests in Kenya against President William Ruto and his government leads @nytimes.com The Morning newsletter. Here's a gift link.
Protests in Kenya
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
My piece on the protests in Kenya against President William Ruto and his government leads @nytimes.com The Morning newsletter. Here's a gift link.
Could America gamble away its scientific and educational leadership in the service of ideology? Together with my colleagues, we write about what Trump's crackdown on universities will mean for America and the world.
How Trump’s crackdown on Harvard and other universities is affecting the world
Mr. Trump’s ideological war on universities is putting students, professors and scientists under pressure. That could undermine the global dominance that American science has enjoyed for decades.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Could America gamble away its scientific and educational leadership in the service of ideology? Together with my colleagues, we write about what Trump's crackdown on universities will mean for America and the world.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
“There was a brief silence among the three of us, a beat of shared recognition of the difficulties of staying alive.” Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on meeting Mahmoud Khalil and Zohran Mamdani at a comedy show.
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are in on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“There was a brief silence among the three of us, a beat of shared recognition of the difficulties of staying alive.” Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on meeting Mahmoud Khalil and Zohran Mamdani at a comedy show.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon fell short in her bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. Kipyegon ran 4:06.92, the fastest time over the distance recorded by a woman, breaking her own world record. nyti.ms/44AXZll
June 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon fell short in her bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. Kipyegon ran 4:06.92, the fastest time over the distance recorded by a woman, breaking her own world record. nyti.ms/44AXZll
Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.
Kenyans Return to the Streets a Year After Deadly Tax Protests
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
The U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran overnight on Saturday. President Trump claimed that three facilities had been “totally obliterated,” but top Pentagon officials said that it was too soon to say whether Iran still retained some nuclear ability. nyti.ms/45AFnD1
June 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran overnight on Saturday. President Trump claimed that three facilities had been “totally obliterated,” but top Pentagon officials said that it was too soon to say whether Iran still retained some nuclear ability. nyti.ms/45AFnD1
The Trump administration’s tightening of visas for international students has raised fears the U.S. could lose its status as a top higher education destination. For tens of thousands of African students, that shift was already underway. Their destination: China. My latest.
China’s Quiet Win: Outmaneuvering U.S. for Africa’s Future Leaders
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Trump administration’s tightening of visas for international students has raised fears the U.S. could lose its status as a top higher education destination. For tens of thousands of African students, that shift was already underway. Their destination: China. My latest.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Coco Gauff won the French Open, prevailing over the No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in a tense and chaotic final match on Saturday. She is the first American woman to win on the clay since Serena Williams in 2015. nyti.ms/43OLRf7
June 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Coco Gauff won the French Open, prevailing over the No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in a tense and chaotic final match on Saturday. She is the first American woman to win on the clay since Serena Williams in 2015. nyti.ms/43OLRf7
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
Here are the countries under President Trump’s new travel ban.
Map: See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban
Restrictions on travel will affect people from more than a dozen countries worldwide.
trib.al
June 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Here are the countries under President Trump’s new travel ban.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
How Noor Abdalla, the wife of Mahmoud Khalil, has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom.
The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla
How the wife of Mahmoud Khalil has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom.
nyer.cm
May 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
How Noor Abdalla, the wife of Mahmoud Khalil, has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom.
Through his novels, plays, and memoirs, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o listened to the chords of the African conscience, writing powerfully about the transgressions of colonialism, the corrupt postcolonial elite, the importance of African languages, and more. He will be sorely missed!
May 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Through his novels, plays, and memoirs, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o listened to the chords of the African conscience, writing powerfully about the transgressions of colonialism, the corrupt postcolonial elite, the importance of African languages, and more. He will be sorely missed!
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
More background on the Djibouti/Sudan case, the Trump administration's emerging third-country deportation strategy, and the broader legal and human rights implications here, in our explainer.
With @lattif.bsky.social and @amandataub.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
With @lattif.bsky.social and @amandataub.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
More background on the Djibouti/Sudan case, the Trump administration's emerging third-country deportation strategy, and the broader legal and human rights implications here, in our explainer.
With @lattif.bsky.social and @amandataub.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
With @lattif.bsky.social and @amandataub.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire, who was arrested alongside Boniface Mwangi on the way to witness Tundu Lissu’s trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, remains unaccounted for. There is concern that she, like Boniface Mwangi, has been tortured. Mwangi was dumped at the Horohoro border this morning.
May 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire, who was arrested alongside Boniface Mwangi on the way to witness Tundu Lissu’s trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, remains unaccounted for. There is concern that she, like Boniface Mwangi, has been tortured. Mwangi was dumped at the Horohoro border this morning.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
Watch the moment Heart Lamp was announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025, and hear what Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi said in their speeches.
youtu.be/uVH0blFhSFc
youtu.be/uVH0blFhSFc
Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi win the International Booker Prize 2025 for 'Heart Lamp'
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Watch the moment Heart Lamp was announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025, and hear what Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi said in their speeches.
youtu.be/uVH0blFhSFc
youtu.be/uVH0blFhSFc
Koyo Kouoh, one of the global art world’s most prominent figures, who had been slated to become the first African woman to curate the Venice Biennale, died on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland. She was 57.
Koyo Kouoh, Prominent Art World Figure, Is Dead at 57
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Koyo Kouoh, one of the global art world’s most prominent figures, who had been slated to become the first African woman to curate the Venice Biennale, died on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland. She was 57.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
A U.S.-funded charter plane carrying dozens of white South Africans who claim to have been victims of discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday, heading for the U.S., where the Trump administration is welcoming them as refugees.
White South Africans Granted Refugee Status by Trump Leave for U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A U.S.-funded charter plane carrying dozens of white South Africans who claim to have been victims of discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday, heading for the U.S., where the Trump administration is welcoming them as refugees.
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
I’m thrilled to be a 2025–26 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. I’ll be examining migration reporting by exploring the intersection of the science of trauma and the various creative forms journalists can use in their storytelling. Let's go!
tinyurl.com/39hky8nd
tinyurl.com/39hky8nd
Meet 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows
This cohort of 18 journalists will join us in the fall and spend an academic year tackling individual journalism projects and pursuing solutions to help newsrooms respond to today's challenges. Meet t...
tinyurl.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’m thrilled to be a 2025–26 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. I’ll be examining migration reporting by exploring the intersection of the science of trauma and the various creative forms journalists can use in their storytelling. Let's go!
tinyurl.com/39hky8nd
tinyurl.com/39hky8nd
Reposted by Abdi Latif Dahir
"The big theme the story showed was the systematic way these deaths were happening... The abuse happens and there's a system, particularly in East Africa and Saudia Arabia, that is covering up this abuse." @lattif.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@krishgm.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@krishgm.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"The big theme the story showed was the systematic way these deaths were happening... The abuse happens and there's a system, particularly in East Africa and Saudia Arabia, that is covering up this abuse." @lattif.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@krishgm.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@krishgm.bsky.social