... So grateful to Newsweek for giving me the space to hopefully do this story justice. I'd been intrigued by the "myth" around female combatants since my first visit... Turns out female combatants are very real – and ignoring them or their motivations poses serious problems for any future peace.
FULL STORY: http://bit.ly/2AqXyJT

Central African Republic "is on fire," and international mobilization isn't keeping up. FULL STORY for WORLD POLITICS REVIEW: http://bit.ly/2gPnvuz

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with civilians at the cathedral in Bangassou, Central African Republic, Oct. 25, 2017 (AP photo by Joel Kouam).

Ndele is firmly under control of the FPRC armed group. The rebels have brought stability and something akin to services as conflict grips the rest of the country. But is everyone happy? FULL STORY & PHOTOS FOR AL JAZEERA ENGLISH: http://bit.ly/2yQ7taL

Hope you'll read my latest for The Washington Post, which looks at troubling developments in C.A.R.'s conflict. FULL STORY & PHOTOS: http://wapo.st/2yDgAvH

Displaced people wait for rations in Bria, Central African Republic, on Sept. 26. (Cassandra Vinograd/The Washington Post)

Am beyond thrilled that the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has given me another grant – this time to go report on the absence of state in Central African Republic. I'll be heading back there soon... Watch this space for project updates: http://bit.ly/2htydqY

What a weekend. The Pulitzer Center's "Gender Lens" conference was filled with fascinating panels and interesting perspectives. And I was particularly moved by the talented young women of "Girl Be Heard," who brought our words to life in their powerful performances. Thank you for the beautiful interpretations, Girl Be Heard! 

Remote villages in the Central African Republic are using FM radios for protection from rebels and Ebola. FULL STORY for VOCATIV: http://voc.tv/2hz40KW

Scores of blackened homes dot this town where more than 41,000 people have fled for their lives. Deadly sectarian violence that has gripped Central African Republic since 2013 is surging again, even spreading to parts of the country that once had been spared. The number of people displaced could reach half a million by month’s end, the U.N. says, a level not seen in more than three years. FULL STORY & PHOTOS: http://bit.ly/2hrHCz2 

I traveled to the town of Bria in the Central African Republic, where a spasm of violence has sent shockwaves through an already traumatised population and ripples of fear throughout CAR that the country is descending back into chaos.
FULL STORY FOR AL JAZEERA ENGLISH: http://bit.ly/2s0M3F6

A UN armoured vehicle patrols a road near the town of Bria, which saw heavy fighting this week [Cassandra Vinograd/Al Jazeera]

(Returning to my AP roots with this piece on violence in CAR.)
Gunmen looted humanitarian compounds as fighting gripped the Central African Republic town of Bria while more than 20,000 people have fled to a nearby U.N. peacekeeping base. Full story: http://bit.ly/2z0WLmk

... Proud and honored to have been chosen for an SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award with my NBC colleagues for our coverage of the Brussels attacks. https://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=1507