June 07, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Seeks Fair, Equitable Climate Action at Bonn Conference
The Climate Change envoy to the President of Kenya has asked Kenya's and, by extension Africa's negotiators at the ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany, not to put much… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: Waiting Game for Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation From Sudan
Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying there, students are still… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Kenya: Scientist's Trend-Setting Research Into Health Benefits of Snails
Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought 'EEW!' from most people ... some might even scream at seeing a snail near them. Read more »
May 25, 2023
Sudan: As Game of Thrones Rages in Sudan, Neighbours Pay the Price
The conflict in Sudan is impacting the economy in Egypt, and those who make their living moving goods across the borders have spent weeks hoping the situation will normalize. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Is Falling - the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in Their Darkest Moments
As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced. Read more »
May 19, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda - Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever
Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a… Read more »
May 12, 2023
Sudan: Violence Knows No Borders
Events in Sudan have been a constant topic of conversation in Cairo's coffee houses since the violence erupted there four weeks ago. The images of almost 30 Egyptian soldiers… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sudan: The Privilege of Making a Choice
A civilian student named Saber was caught in the crossfire in Khartoum. He had two choices: either flee and lose everything; or die. But within a moment his option to choose was… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Kenya: Climate Change Threatens Historical Sites in Coastal Region
Along coastal Kenya, historical sites and monuments are threatened due to the impacts of climate change--structures along the Indian Ocean are falling to ruin or collapsing into… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sudan: In Sudanese Conflict, Either You Lose Everything, or You Die
On the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Sabre Nasr, a young Egyptian man of 20, developed a fever. Read more »
April 21, 2023
Sudan: Conflict Marks Failure of Transition Plan
The current fighting in Sudan marks the failure of supposed processes for transition to democratic rule. The international community needs to learn the lessons of this catastrophe… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Africa: Civicus Report Exposes a Civil Society Under Attack
As conflict and crises escalate to create human emergencies that have displaced over 100 million people worldwide, civil society's vital role of advocating for victims and… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Mauritius: Quo Vadis Republic of Mauritius?
Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of Mauritius Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Must Prioritize Access to Quality Surgery in Post-War Reconstruction
There are about 5 billion people globally who cannot access surgery. In Ethiopia, for every 5,000 needed surgeries per 100,000 people, the country's health system can only provide… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Uganda: UN Experts Condemn Egregious Anti-LGBT Legislation
A group of UN experts* on human rights has blasted the Government of Uganda for making homosexuality punishable by death. Read more »
March 27, 2023
Kenya: Climate Resilient Indigenous Crops Underutilised Even As Climate Change Threatens to Cripple Food Systems
Elizabeth Njoroge recounts her poverty-stricken upbringing in Ting'ang'a village in the Central part of Kenya, growing up on a diet heavy on Amaranth and pumpkin. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Kenya: Entrepreneur Using Organic Microbes to Unlock Hidden Nutrients in Dairy Feeds
Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to unlock all the necessary nutrients that would… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Rwanda: Brac International Signs MOU With Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty
Against a brutally painful historical backdrop, a story of hope and resilience unfolds in Rwanda. Read more »
March 13, 2023
Kenya: Solar Powered Freezer Improving Immunization Coverage in Hard-to-Reach Rural Villages
Up until 2019, nurses in three health facilities located in the semi-arid south-eastern Kenya region of Makueni County struggled to bring critical health services closer to a… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Kenya: First Ever Women Council of Elders Making Inroads in North Eastern Kenya #IWD23
This feature is part of a series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
February 21, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Should Halt Plan to Relocate Maasai Pastoralists
Tanzania's policies on conservation and its ongoing impacts on Maasai people in Ngorongoro district highlight how communities historically marginalized by oppression still wrestle… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Climate Change, Conflict Pushing Millions of Children Out of School
A silent catastrophe is unfolding in Ethiopia on the backdrop of years of inter-communal conflict and the most prolonged and severe drought in recent years. High inflation and food… Read more »
November 30, 2022
East Africa: Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion
Since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic, at least two deaf people were shot and killed in Uganda by state law enforcement officers. Their 'crime' was being deaf and uneducated.… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Uganda: Women Tackle Domestic Violence With Green Solutions
Constance Okollet Achom, a Ugandan woman from Tororo, a rural village located in Eastern Uganda, has helped several dozens of her peers affected by domestic violence to address the… Read more »
November 02, 2022
East Africa: Tackling Recurring Hunger Crises in the Horn of Africa - Beginning With Somalia
The statistics are stark. The crisis is unprecedented. Yet again, according to the United Nations, famine looms in Somalia, with hundreds of thousands already facing starvation. In… Read more »