Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

West Africa bureau chief for @washingtonpost 🇸🇳 Always @postlocal Say hi [email protected] washingtonpost.com/people/rachel-… Senegal Joined June 2014

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

a week ago

Our full @washingtonpost piece in the wake of the announcement here: wapo.st/44fLRoN

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Omran Ahli, 49, an Emirati sitting with his friends in a coffee shop in a residential neighborhood in Dubai, said that no one knows “whether or not the deal is real.”  “Today, they say it has ended, but in an hour, it could start again,” said Ahli, an air traffic controller.

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

a week ago

In much of the Middle East, the U.S.-Iran agreement has been met with cautious optimism — and skepticism. “It is a framework for achieving a deal,” said @Dr_DaniaThafer. “It is a serious step, but a lot can go wrong.” Thafer added that there “are no winners in this war.”

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

2 weeks ago

As Trump’s policies mean World Cup players and officials are being detained or barred entry into the U.S, read our dispatch from Cape Verde — an island nation with a history and team, which qualified for the first time this year, built on migration wapo.st/43plexA

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Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor

2 weeks ago

PERSONAL NEWS: I've joined the @NewYorker full-time as a global-affairs columnist, where I'll be writing a weekly essay on the world. It's a dream gig and I'm still pinching myself that I get to say all these incredible, talented journalists I've long admired are my colleagues!

Michael Luo @michaelluo

2 weeks ago

Some news from @NewYorker. Welcome @jesusrodriguezb @ishaantharoor!

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

4 weeks ago

ICYMI: Amazing reporting from @schmidtsam7, @Anthony_Faiola, @karendeyoung1 & @samueloakford on Trump's unofficial viceroy shaping policy in Venezuela washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/…

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Rael Ombuor @awuorombuor

4 weeks ago

Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax. wapo.st/4wYrhXw latest with @Rachel_Chason& @LaurenWeberHP

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost

a month ago

A baby hippo only needs a couple of things to break the internet: a good story and a good amount of cuteness. Bumpy has both — in abundance. And the world is in desperate need. wapo.st/4tNyl6c

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

a month ago

Angola has one of the oldest Catholic Churches in Africa. But when Pope Leo visited last month, many former Catholics were uninterested — they'd found homes in the Pentecostal church. Our story on one of Catholicism's biggest threats, with @Anthony_Faiola wapo.st/4nO32XG

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Andrew Leber @AndrewMLeber

a month ago

"The war in Iran has become a profound stress-test for the long-term economic futures of wealthy Gulf monarchies" - @evanhalper & @Rachel_Chason wapo.st/4eI3uEs

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

2 months ago

Just after Feb. 28, the # of people searching on Property Finder in the UAE dropped by 70% Now, searches are back to 80% of prewar levels, but transactions still at 60% “People are still sitting on the bench, waiting to see what happens,” said the CRO wapo.st/49o25iK

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Howard W. French @hofrench

2 months ago

Some thoughts about Mali and the Sahel. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/04/mal…

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Wassim Nasr @SimNasr

2 months ago

#Mali La CFR, par la voix @etiooo, s'exprime pour la 1ère fois depuis les derniers évènements avec une proposition politique clairement énoncée. Ceci à un moment critique où la junte continue sur la voie de la répression @julienfanciulli @France24_fr youtube.com/watch?v=WAqVch…

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost

2 months ago

After military officers staged a coup in Mali, they ordered French troops to leave the country, ending a nearly decade-long Western-led anti-terrorism operation. Instead, the junta turned to Russia for help quelling a sprawling Islamist insurgency. wapo.st/4unUcSI

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Emmanuel Gamard @EmmanuelGamard

2 months ago

Mali's authorities probably will try to “reestablish their image” by escalating the fight, potentially bringing in more Russian fighters. My colleague @IbrahimYahayaIb tells @washingtonpost’s @Rachel_Chason. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/…

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

2 months ago

“Everyone has their share of responsibility, including Mali’s government," @tweetsintheME said. The next steps by Africa Corps remain uncertain. “If the Russians pull out, then that is a huge problem for the Malian government,” he said. “There isn’t really another option..."

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Rachel Chason @Rachel_Chason

2 months ago

But it's not just the Russians who've failed to help Mali's gov -- there's a long history of failed interventions in Mali, including by the French, U.S., U.N. and neighbors in the Sahel. “There is a lot of blame to go around,” said @tweetsintheME.