AuthorsPosts by Koert Lindijer

Koert Lindijer

Koert Lindijer has been a correspondent in Africa for the Dutch newspaper NRC since 1983. He is the author of four books on African affairs.

121 Posts

Ayan Mahamoud, the eternal activist from the Netherlands and Somaliland

Features April 22, 2026

Business people in Somaliland have to jump through hoops, but a better future is now on the horizon.

Economy April 1, 2026

While the war around Iran rages, the militarisation of the nearby Horn of Africa continues in Somaliland

Features March 24, 2026

“Somaliland is now a reality; thanks to Israel, there’s no turning back.”

Features March 6, 2026

Major battlefront news from Sudan, but no breakthrough yet.

News February 4, 2026

New disasters foretold in Sudan

News January 21, 2026

Exclusion in Sudan; the country needs a Mandela

Analysis January 17, 2026

A new deal will not bring peace to Congo

Analysis December 4, 2025

Hemedti: The tall man with the sarcastic smile of a mischievous child

Analysis December 3, 2025

The rapes, the murders, the torture—all these horrors are engraved on our hearts. Everything was destroyed in Kailek

Features November 23, 2025

Jan Pronk: a ventriloquist from another civilization

Interview October 25, 2025

The wandering souls of Sudan after 500 days of starving out El Fashir

Arts September 10, 2025

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Kenya’s prison system in colonial times was built on a foundation of state violence that had been normalised for decades.

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The deployment of American troops in Nigeria may backfire

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Ayan Mahamoud, the eternal activist from the Netherlands and Somaliland

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Kenyans are encouraged to work abroad, but human rights violations persist in the Middle East

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