Amanda Sperber

Nairobi

Multi-award-winning freelance investigative reporter & correspondent. Occasional professor of journalism, researcher & media strategist. Writing a book.

Articles

U.S.-Made Bomb Fragments Identified at Strike on a Migrant Facility in Yemen That Killed Nearly 70

1 month ago | dropsitenews.com | Shuaib Almosawa |Amanda Sperber

Earlier this week, a pre-dawn airstrike on a detention center in Sa’ada, northern Yemen killed nearly seventy African migrants. The Houthis blamed the attack on the U.S., while the U.S. said it was “aware” of the claims, but has not confirmed its involvement. Munitions experts, however, said that the fragments of a bomb found at the site were from the U.S.-made GBU-39.
Somalia offers US ‘control’ over strategic ports

2 months ago | semafor.com | Amanda Sperber

Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden in a bid to derail any recognition of breakaway regions in the troubled Horn of Africa nation by Washington. In a Mar.
Somalia offers US ‘control’ over strategic ports

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Amanda Sperber

The ScoopSomalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden in a bid to derail any recognition by Washington of breakaway regions in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. It made the offer despite not being in control of the sites. In a Mar.
Crashing Trump’s ‘Multicultural’ Inauguration Ball — The Dial

Jan 24, 2025 | thedial.world | Amanda Sperber

I thought the entrance of the Arbor Ballroom at the headquarters of The Washington Times, a right-leaning newspaper, would feel like an airport. But it is easy to get into the Multicultural Coalition U.S. Presidential Inaugural Ball in honor of President Donald Trump.