Africa: Trapped On a Runaway Train - Looking Back On 2024

Do you sometimes feel like a hamster on its wheel, or perhaps stuck on a runaway train hurtling towards the abyss? Whatever metaphor one might choose for our world looking back on… Read more »

Mozambique: Japanese Bank Criticized for Financing Mozambique LNG Project Blamed for Displacement

Climate and environmental activists from Japan have criticized the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for financing the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas… Read more »

Africa: These Billion Humans Simply Do Not Exist

Perhaps demographers would consider designing a new classification system to separate from their estimates of the world's total population -eight billion plus- the billion humans… Read more »

Sudan: Escalation of Violence in Sudan Raises Concern of Nationwide Collapse

On December 9, a wave of bombardments hit a market district in Sudan, killing at least 127 people. Over eight barrel bombs were launched on the North Darfur town Kabkabiya, marking… Read more »

Africa: 'For the Human Race, Ignoring the Climate Emergency Is No Longer an Option'

If lives and livelihoods are to be protected, if we want to avoid utter catastrophe, there simply is no time to lose. As has often been said, we are the first generation to feel… Read more »

Sudan: Heightened Insecurity in Sudan Threatens Nationwide Collapse

As the Sudanese Civil War continues to ravage the people of Sudan, conditions for internally displaced persons grow more dire every day. The situation in Sudan is currently the… Read more »

Africa: Who Are the Ultimate Winners in the World's Ongoing Military Conflicts?

If and when the devastating military conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza come to an end, the ultimate winners will not be the Russians, the Americans or the Israelis but the world's arms… Read more »

Sudan: Famine and Violence Raise Death Toll in Sudan

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as a result of the ongoing Sudanese Civil War. Intensified conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Women & Human Rights Defenders Call for Solidarity to Stop the Bloodshed

On 15 April 2023, the outbreak of war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drastically altered the face of Sudanese society. The fighting left thousands of… Read more »

Sudan: 'The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women'

Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing. Read more »

Africa: Peace Talks--Delegates Turn to Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe

At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Ravaged By Disease, Famine, and War

As living conditions in Sudan deteriorate as a result of the Sudanese Civil War, levels of famine and violations of international humanitarian law continue to accelerate among the… Read more »

Africa: Breaking Cycle of Violence to Save Mothers & Children - Why Ending Gender-Based Violence Is Essential for Global Health

Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often… Read more »

Africa: French-Speaking African Nations Bartering Natural Resources for Russian Arms

At the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the southern coastal city of Sochi, seeking to deepen political and business ties with African… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Faces Esclations in Famine, Humanitarian Law Violations

After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of Sudanese people. Intensive conflicts between the Rapid… Read more »

Chad: Armed Violence and Floods Aggravate Humanitarian Crisis in Chad

Chad is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis due to persisting armed conflict, mass displacement, widespread hunger, natural disasters, and an overall lack of… Read more »

Africa: UN Remains Paralyzed As 'Rogue Nations' Violate Charter & Escalate War Crimes

The United Nations continues to be virtually paralyzed - and remains politically impotent amidst two raging conflicts--as Russia and Israel keep defying the world body. Read more »

Africa: Has the United Nations Outlived Its Usefulness?

The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, has sadly virtually outlived its usefulness as it commemorated its 79th anniversary due to its failure to reform… Read more »

Africa: Defending Biodiversity in Armed Conflict - Can COP16 Meet the Expectations?

José Aruna, a forest defender from Sud Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), remembers the night in September 2019 when a group of heavily armed men… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Civil War Exacerbates Economies in Neighbouring Countries

Critical levels of nationwide hunger in Sudan has only increased to critical levels since the start of the Sudanese civil war in April 2023. Escalated hostilities between the… Read more »

Africa: May Teacher Voices Echo Around the Globe

We must build a new social contract for education - a contract based on equality, equity, and universal human rights. At the center of our global efforts to ensure education for… Read more »

Sudan: Flooding and Armed Conflict Aggravates Sudan's Cholera Epidemic

Sudan has been plunged into a deadly cholera outbreak in the midst of the Sudanese Civil War. Sudan is currently home to an approximate 15 million people, many of which have had to… Read more »

Somalia: Violence, Displacement, and Hunger Plagues Somalia

Somalia is currently in the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis that threatens to destabilize the nation's security. This crisis is a result of the Somali Civil War, which began in… Read more »

Africa: Multilateral Systems in Urgent Need of Reform, Says UN Secretary General

As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work… Read more »

Africa: Leaders Can Rise to the Summit, Together

As heads of state and government fly into New York for the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future (September 22-30), 2.3 billion mothers, fathers, and… Read more »