Dan Connell

Dan Connell is a senior lecturer at Simmons College, Boston, and a visiting scholar at the Boston University African Studies Center.

The Afars: Eritrea’s Forgotten Refugees

The Afars: Eritrea’s Forgotten Refugees The Afars: Eritrea’s Forgotten Refugees

The Afars, a tightly knit Muslim minority in one of the most inhospitable corners of Africa, are determined to keep their home and the culture that sustains them.

Dec 4, 2015 / Dan Connell

Eritrean Refugees at Risk

Eritrean Refugees at Risk Eritrean Refugees at Risk

Hundreds of thousands have fled dictatorship—only to face trafficking, exploitation and hostility throughout North Africa and the Sahel.

Apr 11, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus

Letter From Eritrea Letter From Eritrea

The present lull in the fighting between Eritrea and Ethiopia may lead to a shift in their bitterly fought contest to the negotiating table, but an end to hostilities between tw...

Mar 11, 1999 / Feature / Dan Connell

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