Wilson Wanene

An American Correspondent Brings Africa Out of the Shadows

By Wilson Wanene• Books• June 15, 2005

‘Western reporters in Africa get away with an ignorance that would not be tolerated if they were assigned to other world regions ….’ Read more

When Tragedy Is No Longer a Good Enough Story to Tell

By Wilson Wanene• International Journalism• September 15, 2004

An African journalist chronicles his life and revisits some of Africa’s major news stories of the 1990’s. Read more

Reporting in Southern Africa

By Wilson Wanene• Opinion• September 15, 2003

A prominent white journalist revisits his reporting during apartheid and reflects on the news media’s work today. Read more

‘Monstrous Passions at the Core of the Human Soul…’

By Wilson Wanene• Opinion• March 15, 2002

A journalist adroitly chronicles the catastrophes that were Mobutu’s Congo. Read more

A Journalist Allows This Story to Speak for Itself

By Wilson Wanene• Opinion• September 15, 2001

This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria Karl Maier Public Affairs. 327 Pages. $26.Eight years ago a presidential election was held in an African country that was remarkable, given the continent’s … Read more

Lessons Learned in Africa

By Wilson Wanene• International Journalism• September 15, 2000

A reporter replays history so past mistakes don’t become future policy. Read more

Watching the Watchdogs

By Wilson Wanene• International Journalism• June 15, 1999

In Kenya, a Monthly Media Review Keeps a Watchful Eye on Journalists and Others Read more

A Newsman’s Style as Envoy in Africa

By Wilson Wanene• Books• June 15, 1998

When one thinks of how an ambassador’s career gets started, a rocky beach and seagulls don’t likely come to mind. But this is how Smith Hempstone, a former Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Times and 1965 Nieman Fellow, says he first … Read more