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