Reporter

Abdi Latif Dahir

Abdi Latif Dahir is a reporter with Quartz Africa. He holds a master’s of arts degree in political journalism from Columbia University. He speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.

HISTORIC THANKSGIVING
Ethiopia’s Oromos mark thanksgiving festival in Addis Ababa for the first time in 150 years
October 7, 2019 • Quartz
ORWELLIAN MOVES
The miscalculations African governments keep making with social media and internet blocks
October 3, 2019 • Quartz
HALTED
Bus-hailing apps in Kenya are facing their first major regulatory challenge
October 1, 2019 • Quartz
NOT SIGNED UP
These are the African countries not signed to China’s Belt and Road project
September 30, 2019 • Quartz
BOOKS FOR ALL
China’s global campaign to promote its literature has arrived in Africa
September 27, 2019 • Quartz
PAYMENT PROTECTION
Gabon will be paid by Norway to preserve its forests
September 23, 2019 • Quartz
RAISING THE ALARM
Africa’s cities face the harshest outcomes of climate change and its young people know it
September 20, 2019 • Quartz
MURKY AFFAIRS
Digital lending apps are coming under scrutiny in East Africa for predatory practices
September 20, 2019 • Quartz
SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU
Chinese firms are driving the rise of AI surveillance across Africa
September 18, 2019 • Quartz
FACING 'THE BULLDOZER'
The case against an investigative journalist shows Tanzania’s Magufuli widening a media crackdown
September 17, 2019 • Quartz