Uganda: Fear and Uncertainty As Europe Plans to Outsource Refugees

Proposals to send migrants to Uganda raise concerns about safety, legality and the true cost of outsourcing asylum. Read more »

Uganda: Civilians Remain Jailed By Uganda's Military Courts, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Uganda's Supreme Court in January banned the trial of civilians in military court with immediate effect. In practice, people who oppose President Yoweri Museveni remain in prison… Read more »

Uganda: Without USAID Support, Refugees in Uganda Lose Food, Job Training

Uganda hosts 1.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the largest number of any African country. But without US funding, basic services like food distribution are likely to end. Read more »

Africa: Stuck in Zimbabwe - African Refugees Grounded By U.S. Executive Order

Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump's policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Violence in DRC Has Forced Hundreds of Students Out of School. They May Never Return.

A land conflict in Kisangani has shuttered schools and forced thousands to flee their homes. For children, the effects could last a lifetime. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'We End Up Slowly Dying' - the Struggle for Water in DRC's Displacement Camps

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in eastern DRC and crowded into camps that fail to meet their basic needs. Here, residents wait in long lines for limited water… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Have Taken Refuge Near DRC's Virunga National Park. Can the Park Survive?

Deforestation threatens the park's future -- but the people cutting its trees are fighting for survival themselves. Read more »

Africa: Tragic Floods Demonstrate the Lifesaving Power of Trees

After disastrous flooding and mudslides, the Kalehe government launched a reforestation campaign to help spare future generations from the same overwhelming grief. Read more »

Africa: 25 Years, 224 Abuse Allegations, No Peace - DRC Kicks Out UN Peacekeeping Mission

The longtime mission leaves a complex legacy, providing safety to displaced populations even as some peacekeepers stood accused of sexual abuse. While some celebrate their… Read more »

Uganda: Safe but Sidelined - Qualified Refugees Encounter Barriers to Employment in Uganda

Lack of clarity and cohesion in laws governing the right to work means many who fled their countries are unable to pursue their careers. Read more »

East Africa: Conflict in Sudan Stirs Concern for Coffee Farmers in Uganda

Many growers see their earnings decline as disruptions in a key market force Ugandan exporters to look for new places to sell their beans. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: A DRC Town Struggles As Fighting Closes Key Route for Pineapple Trade

An armed group's reemergence has led to the suspension of traffic along a major highway -- and devastated the farmers in Kanyabayonga who sell their fruit along the road. Read more »