Declan Walsh
@declanwalsh
Chief Africa correspondent, @nytimes Ex-Cairo and Islamabad. Author, THE NINE LIVES OF PAKISTAN. U.S. http://bit.ly/2IKG1FR UK: http://amzn.to/30cXkFl Tips: http://nytimes.com/tips
An immense honor to be awarded the @PulitzerPrizes for our work on Sudan. pulitzer.org/node/declan-wa…

If the president of a country in the developing world did an interview like this with his daughter-in-law and then tried to pass it off as a win, Western journalists would treat the entire spectacle with a scoff and a smirk and dismiss it as a mark of political backwardness.
.@POTUS on his legacy: "I really believed our country was going down for the fall. I don't know if it ever could've come back. It was very close to the edge — and I really would like to be known as the man that saved our country." 🇺🇸
AFP warning its Gaza reporters are at risk of literally starving to death - having risked their lives for so long to tell the story that Israel prevents the international media from reaching.
AFP Journalists’ Association on reporters in Gaza: ‘Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can remember seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die’
"Qatar is a rich country with a poor man’s mindset, a powerful country with a weak one’s vigilance." - @NesrineMalik on how tiny yet wealthy Qatar become a cornerstone of global diplomacy. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat 👇🏼 Read our latest @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/07/21/wor…
The last fight for Sudan's capital. Families desperate to escape. An influx of new fighters, drugged up and fleeing defeat. And a massacre denied by RSF leadership, but then proudly owned by a commander on the ground. These were the last days in Salha. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
My latest take on Sudan: "The challenge for Boulos will be to simultaneously address the regional and internal dimensions of Sudan's conflict, all while managing a sometimes-disengaged White House that has eroded US expertise and influence in the region." foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/15/sud…
Three Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in Ethiopia, M.S.F. Says - with @eveksampson nytimes.com/2025/07/15/wor…
Powerful new essay by Omer Bartov. On Nov. 10, 2023, Omer warned: "There is still time to stop Israel from letting its actions become a genocide. We cannot wait a moment longer." We did not stop Israel. We must do so now.
An Arabic translation of our story on Sheikh Mansour, soccer and the war in Sudan, courtesy of the inestimable @AminSikka
منصور بن زايد من الهيمنة على كرة القدم إلى دعم أمراء الحرب تقرير: ديكلان والش نيويرك تايمز. ترجمة: محمد امين facebook.com/share/p/16rrNE…
Sudan: A Nation in Crisis - Examining the Global Inaction Tues., 7/15 @ 3PM ET Excited to have Manal Taha, @TomPerriello, @declanwalsh, and @AFRECS's Dane Smith join us! Register through the link in our bio! #Episcopal #EpiscopalParishes
1. The UAE in Africa: Power, Influence and Conflict. The Gulf nation has built a logistical network to project power in countries surrounding Sudan that includes field hospitals and airstrips. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Extreme hunger is spreading in #Sudan. @WFP fed 5M+ people last month––a record. Millions more remain hungry, especially in the besieged cities El Fasher & Kadugli. We are doing everything possible to get aid in, but we urgently need safe passage, security guarantees + funding.
Good morning. Here are 3 of the people Israel killed yesterday: Ismail Abu Hatab, film-maker, Amina al-Salmi, visual artist, and Malak Mesleh, boxer. صباح الخير. دول تلاتة بس من الناس اللي إساذى قتلتهم أمس: إسماعيل أبو حطب، مخرج؛ أمينة السالمي، فنانة تشكيلية؛ ملك مصلح، ملاكمة.
The Emirati sheikh is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. But behind the scenes, he is the “handler” guiding secret wars in Sudan and elsewhere. With @tariqpanja nytimes.com/2025/06/29/wor…
“As his health declined, his frantic mother had carried him in ever-widening circles to 11 health facilities. None had the medicine he needed.” @khoureld on the last days of Omran, one of many Sudanese children who died after USAID cuts kicked in.
Children clung to life in Sudan by the slenderest of threads, supported by community soup kitchens. Then the USAID funding cuts came, and their mothers watched them starve to death one by one. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…