Mamdani’s Global Roots

There’s been outsize international attention on the next mayor of New York City. Today, I write about why.

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How the World Sees Mamdani: Icon, Threat, Proof of the American Dream

Zohran Mamdani’s improbable journey from Muslim immigrant to mayor-elect in New York City resonated across the globe in unpredictable ways.

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Mamdani’s NYC Mayor Win Causes Barely a Ripple in Uganda, His Birth Country

Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City, was born in Uganda to parents of Indian origin, and his family emigrated when he was a child.

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Dozens Killed in Bus Crash in Uganda

The crash involved multiple vehicles and was one of the deadliest road accidents in the East African country in decades.

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Help! Aer Lingus Wouldn’t Let Me Fly Because of a Visa I Didn’t Need.

Workers at a U.S. airport incorrectly told a Ugandan she needed a transit visa to fly through Dublin, refusing to believe even the Irish government’s own website.

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China’s Exports to Africa Are Soaring as Trade to U.S. Plunges

Already this year, China’s trade surplus with Africa is nearly as big as all of 2024, a sign of how President Trump’s tariffs are reshaping the flow of goods.

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Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

The move came only three days after he was freed from custody in the criminal case that was filed against him in Federal District Court in Nashville.

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Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to ‘Coerce’ Guilty Plea

Officials dangled an offer to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the lawyers said in a filing, then threatened to send him to Uganda if he did not.

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Ugandan and South Sudanese Troops Exchange Fire in Border Skirmish

Eight people were reported dead after Ugandan soldiers crossed the border into South Sudan and skirmished with troops there.

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Mamdani Travels to Uganda in Break From Mayoral Campaign

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, said that he and his wife were going to the African country where he was born to celebrate their recent marriage.

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