February 02
Africa: Kenya, Haiti Leaders Look to Force Police Mission Through Despite Court Ruling
The UN-mandated deployment is aimed at reining in rampant gang violence, but many people in Kenya and Haiti fear it could make things worse. Read more »
January 16
Africa: How Do You Break the Mould Around International Aid? Try Genuine Trust
In search of a model beyond trickle-down aid. Read more »
January 08
Africa: Why These 10 Humanitarian Crises Demand Your Attention Now
Beyond Gaza and Ukraine, emergency aid needs are going unmet in these neglected hotspots around the globe. Read more »
January 03
Africa: Editors' Picks - Power Up Your Thinking for 2024
Some of our most compelling coverage to inform your new year Read more »
September 04, 2023
Africa: Why the Africa Climate Summit Can't Afford to Overlook Conflict
'Conflict isn't merely a side issue; it is an integral part of the equation.' Read more »
September 07, 2023
Africa: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid! What Was Off-Key About the Africa Climate Summit
'The summit split opinion on the continent with its focus on market solutions to the climate crisis rather than dealing more directly with its human impacts.' Read more »
April 27, 2023
Africa: We Need to Talk About International Aid and Refugee Self-Reliance
'International organisations and NGOs often treat refugees as burdens that need to be taken care of rather than as human beings capable of taking care of ourselves.' Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: WHO Calls in Experts to Decide On Conflicting Ebola Sex Abuse Reports
'The restrictive approach favoured by WHO is an absurdity.' Read more »
February 13, 2023
Africa: Africa Decides 2023 - Elections in the Shadow of Humanitarian Crisis
Early action to safeguard the electoral process could help mitigate some of the concerns around poll legitimacy. Here are some suggestions... Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: Outbreaks to Watch - Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surge Post-Pandemic
'The impact of these [COVID-related] disruptions to immunisation services will be felt for decades to come.' Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: How to End Hunger - A Famine Expert's Plan
'It's not just a matter of repackaging the same concepts over and over again. We actually need to think differently.' Read more »
September 19, 2022
Africa: From Aid Double Standards to the Climate Emergency - What We're Watching At the UNGA
As crises expand and increasingly overlap around the world, we look at key issues on (and off) the humanitarian radar. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Africa: Backsliding On Freedom of Expression Around the World Needs to End
'Once voices are silenced, autocracy is easy work.' Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: World Humanitarian Day, a Low-Key French Exit, and Free Tampons - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Hot and Cold - Greece's Treatment of Ukrainian and Non-Ukrainian Refugees
'They don't want people from Asia and Africa to actually enter the country.' Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Taliban Anniversary, Gaza Flare-Up, and a Telling Defeat for Al-Shabab - the Cheat Sheet
Taliban anniversary, Gaza flare-up, and a telling defeat for al-Shabab Read more »
Africa: Ten Efforts to Decolonise Aid
Changing practices around funding, leadership, narrative and identity. Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Emergency Needs Are High, But International Funding Has Flatlined - New Report
'The donor base on which the system rests remains shallow and precarious.' Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Digital Tools Deepen the Power Imbalance in Aid. Here's How to Fix That
Digitisation may be useful for donors and humanitarian organisations, but their application can look very different from the perspective of people in crises. Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: Governments Must Do More to Protect Citizens Caught Up in Ukraine's War
International law isn't without policy tools to address this discrimination - if leaders have the courage to do so. Read more »