Peter Eichstaedt

Peter Eichstaedt is the Africa editor for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in The Hague. He is a veteran journalist who has reported from locations worldwide, including Slovenia, Moldova, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, and Uganda, and a former senior editor for Uganda Radio Network. He is the author of Pirate State: Inside Somalia’s Terrorism at Sea and First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Books Authored

Image of The Dangerous Divide: Peril and Promise on the US-Mexico Border
Author(s):
Peter Eichstaedt
Genre(s):
Nonfiction

The Dangerous Divide: Peril and Promise on the US-Mexico Border

April 30, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Marilyn Gates

“The central question guiding these conversations is how do we balance border control and America’s need for a vital workforce through humane and viable alternatives to xenophobia and a for

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Image of Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place
Author(s):
Peter Eichstaedt
Genre(s):
Africa, Africa, Global

Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place

June 14, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Andrew Rosenbaum

“Peter Eichstaedt’s Consuming the Congo is a comprehensive and thorough exposure of brutality that has not been equaled since the genocide in Rwanda. . . .

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