I write occasional commentary on African affairs and social protection for a variety of outlets.

• “Standards for Research Ethics Across East Africa.” Mawazo Learning Exchange. 1 October 2020.
• “Key Decisions for COVID-19 Social Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Who Benefits and How?” (with Nate Goldberg). Innovations for Poverty Action. 18 September 2020.
• “Africa’s Coronavirus Safety Nets Cannot Cover All.”  The New Humanitarian.  4 May 2020.
• “A Novel Idea: Integrating Urban and Rural Safety Nets in Africa During the Pandemic.”  The Conversation Africa.  3 May 2020.
• “Africa’s Corona Response Rests on Two Things: Markets and Money Transfers.”  African Arguments.  2 April 2020.
• “Where is ‘The Field’?  Centring the Periphery in Kinshasa.”  The Republic.  9 December 2019.
• “Supporting African Scholars in the Social Sciences” (with Constantine Manda).  Center for Effective Global Action.  9 November 2019.
• “The DRC: An Unexpected Transfer of Power, but Was It the Right One?”  Democracy in Africa.  11 January 2019.
• “30% of Trips in Nairobi Are Made by Minibus.  Why Were They Banned?”  African Arguments.  6 December 2018.