July 08, 2025
Tanzania: Donors Urged to Suspend Aid to Tanzanian Government After 'Poisoning Attempt' On Detained Opposition Leader
Tundu Lissu, a lawyer and human rights advocate who survived a previous assassination attempt in 2017 when he was shot 16 times, was arrested in April 2025 and remains detained on… Read more »
July 13, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: The Smallest Ones - - Fleeing Rebels and the Darkest Corners of Human Experience in the DRC
The Smallest Ones by Popina Khumanda tracks two sisters' escape from rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and their pursuit of freedom. Read an extract below. Read more »
July 09, 2025
South Africa: Durban's Recurring Floods Expose Dangerous Disconnect Between Policy and Research
Durban's recurring floods do more than destroy homes and infrastructure - they expose South Africa's (SA's) dangerous blind spot, where climate disasters, human displacement, and… Read more »
June 22, 2025
South Africa: National Dialogue? NMB Wants Its Own Metro Dialogue, Based More On Action and Solutions Than Talk
Dialogue is not mere conversation; it needs to come to a resolution, followed by action. That is the only way we will advance along that two-way street towards achieving positive… Read more »
August 15, 2012
Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions
The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »
