Lynsey Chutel

Lynsey Chutel is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Africa Brief. She is a journalist based in Johannesburg.

Stories by Lynsey Chutel

Chadian President Idriss Déby casts his ballot at a polling station in N'djamena on April 11.

Why the World Won’t Criticize Chad

Africa Brief |

April 14, 2021, 6:05 AM

A member of the Amhara special forces and a member of the Amhara militia stand at Ethiopia’s border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia, on Nov. 22, 2020.

How Far Will the Ethiopian-Eritrean Alliance Go?

Africa Brief |

April 7, 2021, 5:05 AM

Supporters of Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, and local and foreign journalists are assaulted by Uganda Military Police outside the U.N. Human Rights Offices in Kampala on Feb. 17.

Is Uganda Returning to the “Dark Days”?

Africa Brief |

March 31, 2021, 5:09 AM

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons speaks during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 22.

The United States Returns to Africa

Africa Brief |

March 24, 2021, 7:00 AM

Tanzanian President John Magufuli greets crowds before a speech.

Tanzanian Leader Who Downplayed Pandemic Dies

Report |

Lynsey Chutel, Robbie Gramer

March 18, 2021, 4:18 PM

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