May 01
South Sudan: Famine in South Sudan Projected to Worsen Without Humanitarian Intervention
In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with widespread food shortages, ongoing disruptions to food production systems, and… Read more »
March 04
Sudan: Sudan - World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis
The ordinary sounds of Nahid Ali's home in Khartoum were completely drowned out by the sound of war which began on April 15 2023. Her baby was just 21 days old. The morning started… Read more »
January 23
Africa: Beyond Shifting Power - Rethinking Localisation Across the Humanitarian Sector
For the last decade, many in the foreign aid sector have emphasised the need for localisation, and in the last 5 years, the calls have been louder than ever. I am one of such… Read more »
October 28, 2025
Sudan: UN Agencies Calls for Urgent Action As Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Reaches Breaking Point
In recent weeks, Sudan's humanitarian crisis has deteriorated considerably, as escalating hostilities, mass displacement, disease outbreaks, and a widespread lack of access to… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Pandemic Fund Ushers in a New Era of Health Preparedness
When COVID-19 hit Tanzania in 2020, Alfred Kisena's life was torn apart. The 51-year-old teacher still remembers the night he learned that his wife, Maria, had succumbed to the… Read more »
September 16, 2025
Africa: AfDB Commits 11 Billion Dollars to Support Early Warning Systems, Food Security in Rural Africa
As increasingly frequent droughts and devastating floods are affecting agricultural productivity, leaving millions of people food insecure in Africa amid a lack of climate finance,… Read more »
August 25, 2025
Africa: Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians' Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial
As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a "cliff edge," parliamentarians now needed to play a "visionary" leadership role because "financing strong, resilient… Read more »
Sudan: Unicef to Deliver 1.4 Million Cholera Vaccines to Sudan Amid Supply Chain Breakdowns
In Tawila, North Darfur State in Sudan, more than 1,180 cholera cases, including 300 cases in children, and at least 20 deaths have been reported since the first case was detected… Read more »
August 18, 2025
South Sudan: UN Security Council Confronts South Sudan's 'Compounding Crises'
Security Council members discussed solutions to the climate crisis in South Sudan, advocating for more humanitarian aid and influence from international bodies to foster democracy… Read more »
July 24, 2025
Africa: Funding Cuts By Traditional Donors and the Future of Localization - Power, Paradox, and the Politics of Aid
In recent years, major international donors such as the European Union (EU), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), USAID, and other bilaterals (such as BMZ,… Read more »
July 15, 2025
Africa: Financing for Whom? Trials & Tribulations From the Fourth Financing for Development in Seville
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) took place in Seville, Spain from 30th June to 3rd July amidst intensifying attacks on multilateralism,… Read more »
July 10, 2025
Africa: HIV/Aids Funding Crisis Risks Reversing Decades of Global Progress
UNAIDS called the funding crisis a ticking time bomb, saying the impact of the US cuts to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could result in 4 million… Read more »
July 07, 2025
Kenya: Kenya's Shirika Plan - a New Dawn for Refugee Rights and Integration
When Jean Baremba arrived in Kenya in 2018, he looked forward to rebuilding a life shattered by war in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
July 01, 2025
Africa: The Juggling of Aid - How WFP Is Delivering More With Less
Serious-to-severe food insecurity has been widely felt among those living through the worst, protracted humanitarian crises. For organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP),… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Africa: When Life-Saving Treatment Disappears - the Coming Crisis in Child Malnutrition
On July 1st, USAID officially shuts down and transfers operations to the U.S. State Department. Amid growing uncertainty about the future of U.S. foreign assistance structures and… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Africa: A Crisis-Stricken UN's Frantic Hunt for Low-Cost Locations - Away From New York & Geneva
In the US, the success of a business enterprise or the value of real estate is reflected in a repetitive and alliterative phrase: "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION". Read more »
August 13, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Farmers Welcome Support
Farmers in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo are looking forward to increased production after 16 tractors and 200 ox-drawn carts were distributed across three regions… Read more »
