Katharine Houreld

Kenya

East Africa Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

Muckraker, traveler, adventuress. East Africa Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. Email: katharine.houreld at https://t.co/3ciyjkLVHS Also @khoureld.bsky.social

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Articles

Trump seeks crown as world peacemaker, brokering truce in central Africa

11 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Michael Birnbaum |Jonathan Edwards |Katharine Houreld |Adam Taylor

Trump seeks crown as world peacemaker, brokering truce in central Africa (washingtonpost.com) Trump seeks crown as world peacemaker, brokering truce in central Africa By Michael Birnbaum; Jonathan Edwards; Katharine Houreld; Adam Taylor 2025062800050100 President Donald Trump celebrated a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in an Oval Office ceremony Friday, touting the potential pause in a decades-long conflict as he sought to build his image as...
How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab

1 month ago | startribune.com | Katharine Houreld |Mohamed Gobobe

Danab recruits participate in morning exercises at Baledogle Military Airfield in Somalia on Nov. 16, 2022. (Malin Fezehai/For the Washington Post) 'Our lead partner' Since taking office in 2022, President Mohamud has frustrated his Western allies by insisting on a transition to one-person, one-vote elections - a strategy frequently used by Somali politicians to delay polls.
How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Mohamed Gobobe

How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab (washingtonpost.com) How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab By Katharine Houreld; Mohamed Gobobe 2025052708000000 As President Donald Trump overhauls U.S. policy in Africa — slashing foreign aid programs and paring back assistance for allied forces in the region — al-Shabab militants are on the march in Somalia.
How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Katharine Houreld

Three cholera cases detected in Israel after years without outbreakIsraeli health authorities confirmed three cases of cholera on Monday, the first seen in the country in years.Two of the individuals contracted the …
Around the world, Catholics seem eager to embrace an American pope

1 month ago | postguam.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Rebecca Tan |Terrence McCoy

The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and America is very loud right now. It dominates economies, headlines and conversations. And now, for the first time, the Catholic Church has an American pope. There are 1.4 billion Catholics. Will they, especially in the developing world, in the Global South - where the church is growing so quickly - embrace Leo XIV? It is very early, but the answer appears to be yes. This was a moment when many of the faithful thought they might get an African or Asian pope.
Catholics around the world embrace an American pope

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Terrence McCoy |Rebecca Tan |Mary Beth Sheridan |Rachel Chason

Catholics around the world embrace an American pope (washingtonpost.com) Catholics around the world embrace an American pope By William Booth; Katharine Houreld; Terrence McCoy; Rebecca Tan; Mary Beth Sheridan; Rachel Chason 2025050917004700 The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and right now America is very loud. It dominates: economies, headlines, conversations. And now the Catholic Church, for the first time, has an American pope.
Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war (washingtonpost.com) Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war By Katharine Houreld; Hafiz Haroun 2025050612010400 Drone strikes hit multiple targets in Sudan on Tuesday, including the country's only functional international airport, oil terminals, an electricity station and a hotel, marking the third day of strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the military stronghold of Port Sudan, a...
Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Katharine Houreld

5 hours agoSudan: MOTION GRAPHIC - Explosions, massive fires reported at Port Sudan’s southern port and airportSHOTLIST: PORT SUDAN, SUDAN (MAY 6, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. MOTION GRAPHIC SHOWING AREAS OF EXPLOSIONS, MASSIVE FIRES REPORTED AT PORT SUDAN'S SOUTHERN PORT AND AIRPORTPORT SUDAN, SUDAN - MAY 6, 2025: Explosions and fires were reported early Tuesday at the Southern Port in Port Sudan, the country’s de facto administrative capital.
Mass displacement and horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Tens of thousands of people have fled attacks on camps for displaced families in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency says, as eyewitnesses and survivors described horrific scenes from a refugee camp attacked by paramilitary forces and as the conflict, described as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, reached its second anniversary.
Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Katharine Houreld |Hafiz Haroun

Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack (washingtonpost.com) Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack By Katharine Houreld; Hafiz Haroun 2025041514492500 Tens of thousands of people have fled attacks on camps for displaced families in Sudan, the United Nations' migration agency says, as eyewitnesses and survivors described an onslaught by paramilitary forces just days before the second anniversary of a civil war seen as the...