Ryan Lenora Brown

@ryanlenorabrown

Ryan Lenora Brown is an independent journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Previously the Africa correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, 99 Percent Invisible, and Business Insider. She writes often about the lives of our clothes and the people who make them.

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| Ryan Lenora Brown, ‘Majirata Latela

The True Price of Sportswear
| Ryan Lenora Brown

Voice of a nation: How Juba Arabic helps bridge a factious South Sudan
| Ryan Lenora Brown

She bears witness to South Sudan’s turbulence, one headline at a time
| Ryan Lenora Brown

South Sudan’s midwives, boosted by aid, wonder how long donors will deliver
| Ryan Lenora Brown

She bears witness to South Sudan’s turbulence, one headline at a time
| Ryan Lenora Brown

Canvas cities: Does the world need a new model for refugee camps?
| Ryan Lenora Brown

The fantasy photo booth: in South Sudan, using pictures as ‘vacation’ from war
| Ryan Lenora Brown

In South Sudan’s capital, a bridge — and a nation– on hold
| Ryan Lenora Brown

In Juba’s only post office, ghosts of a young country’s hopes for ‘normal’
| Ryan Lenora Brown

The Struggle to Build an American Suburb in Uganda
| Ryan Lenora Brown

In Luxury Hotel, a Window on Uganda’s Bid to Forget its Troubled Past
| Ryan Lenora Brown

Why Second Place Matters in Uganda’s Stacked Election
| Ryan Lenora Brown

Ahead of Uganda Vote, Facebook Maverick Flourishes Amid Stifled Media
| Ryan Lenora Brown

In Rwanda, progress and development scrub away an ethnic identity
| Ryan Lenora Brown

Rwanda: Raised in the shadow of death