Ethiopia: A Power Struggle in Tigray Risks Ethiopia's Peace Deal

"They said Tigray would be strong, and independent. But despite sacrificing so much, we are still poor - starving." Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Mutual Aid Groups Face Survival Battle Amid Army Abuse and US Aid Freeze

"They have no sources of income." Read more »

Central Africa: Ali Kony and the Twilight of the Lord's Resistance Army

"I wanted another life." Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Refugees Imprisoned and Impoverished By Ethiopian Visa Policy

"There is no logic in asking us to pay such amounts when we fled a war." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Efforts Hamstrung in Goma As the M23 Tightens Control

"None of us will be able to respond to the needs with the means we have." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Conflict Mineral Narratives Don't Explain the M23 Rebellion in DR Congo

"Most reporting on the conflict is using questionable framings, suggesting it is purely driven by a desire to plunder the region's rich mineral resources." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Dispatch - Mass Graves and Reprisal Fears As M23 Seize DR Congo City

"People were dying, people were being eliminated." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Get Up to Speed On the Rwanda-M23 Offensive in DR Congo

Have a look at some of our strongest reporting on the three-year insurgency. Read more »

Africa: How Climate Smart Is Solar in Meeting Africa's Power Needs?

"In many of the rural areas, there is no grid connection because the infrastructure is not developed, and the cost of that infrastructure is truly enormous." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Goma - Why Rwandan Aggression in DR Congo Must Be Stopped

"Rwanda's largest donors have failed to a coordinate any meaningful opposition." Read more »

Rwanda: Goma Capture Sparks Fears of Deeper Regional Conflict As Rwanda-Backed Rebels Push South

"I'm aware of the risk of sounding alarmist, but we do have the elements here of a very nasty escalation." Read more »

Sudan: 'Strength in Solidarity' - How Mutual Aid Is Helping Women Survive Sudan's War

"To make life easier for women, surviving the war requires collective work." Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Youth Cannot Stop State Abductions On Their Own

The edifice that allows abductions to happen, from its colonial set-up to the complicity of Western actors, should be addressed and dismantled. Read more »

Somalia: Dadaab Voices - Somali Refugees Fear Trump's Return

"We are not dangerous people. We are refugees. America has always been known to take in refugees." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Ituri's War-Displaced Fear a UN Peacekeeper Pullout

"The militias are still active and the weapons are still circulating." Read more »

Sudan: How Sudan's Mutual Aid Groups Are Supporting Out of School Children

"I can't help but feel hopeful, seeing my children partake in these classes." Read more »

Africa: African-Led Peacekeeping Fills a UN-Sized Hole

"The UN deploys where there is peace to be kept, African-led PSOs deploy where there is no peace at all." Read more »

Sudan: Inside the Battle for El Fasher - 'Innocent Lives Are Lost Every Day'

"Residents are now living in constant fear of death." Read more »

Ethiopia: Refugees in Ethiopia's Amhara Region Continue to Face Almost Daily Attacks

"All we seek is a safe place, but unfortunately we found ourselves in another war." Read more »

Africa: Decolonise How? | the Crisis Is Always Past

An appreciation of history is necessary to understanding today's and future humanitarian crises. Read more »

Burkina Faso: How Burkina Faso's Military Junta Outlawed Local Peace Talks With Jihadists

"The refusal to negotiate has increased the suffering of the populations." Read more »

Sudan: What's Unsaid | What Will Stop the Fighting in Sudan?

'The internationalisation of the conflict is such that Sudanese actors are not necessarily in full control.' Read more »

Sudan: Warring Parties Target Local Aid Volunteers As Fighting Escalates in Sudan

'The sounds of beatings and bombing were continuous.' Read more »

Ethiopia: Who Is Fano? Inside Ethiopia's Amhara Rebellion

'I have been in the jungle, struggling for my people.' Read more »

Africa: COP29 - Drought Warnings Save Lives, What About Livelihoods?

While it may be clear from a forecast when a good time to act might be, with regards to livelihoods it is never straightforward to decide what exactly should be done. Read more »