Brian Stout


Brian Stout is an Africa analyst who was previously a writer for the State Department, a copy editor at Foreign Policy, and an Africa researcher for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Articles by Brian Stout
The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaking to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 7, 2019.
The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaking to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 7, 2019.
Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crosses the finish line of the men's marathon event at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crosses the finish line of the men's marathon event at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)