Ethiopia: Tigray Faces a Double Catastrophe - War and Worsening Hunger

"Many households experienced complete crop failure." Read more »

Sudan: The Only Place Left Is the Moon - a Sudanese Journey Through a World of Closed Borders

"I can't survive here, and I can't survive in Sudan." Read more »

Malawi: As Ration Cuts Bite, Malawi's Refugees Lose Vital Lifelines

An $8 payment barely covers a week's needs. From inside Dzaleka, a refugee describes life as food aid, jobs and other lifelines disappear. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan's Green Book Law Brings Harsh Justice, but Little Lasting Peace

"Officials are fostering injustice and marginalisation." Read more »

Rwanda: How Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Finance Their War in DR Congo

"They have methodically consolidated a de facto, deeply illegal, parallel administration." Read more »

Nigeria: Finding a Path to Peace - Nigeria's Long, Faltering History of Dialogue With Boko Haram

"Peace can be possible, but it needs trust and sincerity." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt and Boko Haram Strike Secret Ceasefire Deal

"The government seems very interested in having a dialogue with Boko Haram, perhaps realising a military response alone is inadequate." Read more »

Somalia: Gulf War Fallout - Somali Households Pay the Price of Trade Disruption

"We're just trying to make enough money these days to make it through the night." Read more »

Sudan: RSF Drone Attacks in Sudan, Somalia's Drought Emergency, and WFP Sticks With Palantir - the Cheat Sheet

RSF targets major Sudanese cities with drone attacks Read more »

Ethiopia: As War Fears Grow in Ethiopia, Women Soldiers Recount the Sexual Violence They Experienced

"We didn't bring enough attention to it because it felt like doing so would diminish what was being done by the enemy." Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Aid Crisis Is Also a Crisis of Accountability

"What is needed is structural change: defining red lines... and being willing to escalate when those lines are crossed, publicly and collectively." Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's Army Accused of Preventing Civilians From Leaving Jihadist-Besieged Towns

"They say we have to accept dying for the homeland." Read more »

Kenya: Hiding in Plain Sight - How Women Survive Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp

Under the threat of sexual violence, women - and especially "minority" women - have learnt to become invisible. Read more »

Nigeria: Women Pay the Price of Surging Banditry in Northwest Nigeria

"My husband was everything. Now I sell what is left just to survive." Read more »

Sudan: Death, Distrust, and Desperation - the Unending Saga of Sudanese Refugees Trapped in Northern Niger

"I fled one nightmare and found another." Read more »

Kenya: Refugee Entrepreneurs and the Illusion of Financial Inclusion

"In many camps, small businesses do not operate in thriving markets, they operate in spaces where nearly everyone is struggling." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Tax Drive in DR Congo Puts Squeeze On Aid Groups

"It's like a Sword of Damocles." Read more »

Mali: Shock At Mali Attacks, and Fear of What May Be to Come

The weekend attacks were of unprecedented coordination and scale. Read more »

Kenya: The Humanitarian System Celebrates Refugee-Led Organisations, Then Starves Them

"We are close enough to communities to be useful and far enough from power to be safe." Read more »

South Sudan: As Civil War Reignites in South Sudan, So Too Does a Battle Over Aid

"The civilians bring the aid workers, and the aid workers bring everything else." Read more »

Sudan: The Best Efforts to Reduce Violence in Sudan Today Are Not Led By Diplomats

Investing in locally grounded peacebuilding is relatively cheap and has proven results. Read more »

Sudan: From Genocide to Countless Acts of Solidarity - Documenting Three Years of War in Sudan

After three years of catastrophic conflict, Sudan is divided and partitioned between the warring parties and their various armed allies, with few signs of any breakthrough in… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Communities Are Rebuilding Under Fire. Will Berlin Back Them?

Civil society groups need open-ended support that leaves them stronger when international attention inevitably shifts. Read more »

Kenya: Dadaab Voices - What's Behind the Rise in Refugee Suicides?

"My son survived everything in Somalia, but he could not survive the hopelessness in this camp." Read more »

Ethiopia: Regional Mega-War? How Renewed Conflict in Ethiopia Could Pull in Sudan

"We are in an incredibly dangerous situation." Read more »