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Belinda O'Donnell

Belinda O’Donnell is a Washington DC - based writer and researcher with a focus on US - Africa ties in the context of politics and security.

Is Terrorism in West Africa the New Normal?

Belinda O'Donnell
March 18, 2016
Security officials across West Africa are working to rapidly scale up their intelligence sharing capabilities and tighten border security after an alarming week. On Sunday militants affiliated with al-Qaeda'...

American Intervention in Somalia Just Got More Fierce

Belinda O'Donnell
March 10, 2016
United States Special Forces launched a helicopter raid on an Al Shabaab controlled-town on Tuesday, just days after a US airstrike killed 150 suspected Al Shabaab fighters on Saturday. These operations are lik...

Here are the Most and Least Tolerant Countries in Africa

Belinda O'Donnell
March 3, 2016
Africans are more tolerant of differences in ethnicity, religion and nationality than many familiar narratives would indicate, yet nearly eight out of ten do not want LGBT neighbors, according to a new report f...

African Union Diplomacy Fails to Take off in Burundi. Literally and Metaphorically

Belinda O'Donnell
February 29, 2016
South African President Jacob Zuma and four other heads of state from Ethiopia, Senegal, Gabon and Mauritania joined together in a high-level African Union delegation and spent February 25th and 26th in Burundi...

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