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 »
Kenya: Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya #AfricaClimateHope
When Mara Siana Conservancy came into operation in 2016, there was a single zebra and a topi (antelope) in the valley just outside the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Kenya: Broken Relationship With Nature Exposed As Global Wildlife Population Plummets
Home to a variety of iconic and rare animal and plant species, freshwater lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and the expansive Indian Ocean coastline, Kenya's place as a biodiversity… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Rwanda: Tracking Social Media to Uncover Ivory Trafficking in Rwanda
Every morning, Valerie Mukamazimpaka, a businesswoman selling various food products from Rubavu, a district in Northwestern Rwanda, wakes up early morning to cross "Petite… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Kenya: University Outreach Project Teaching Tissue Culture to Potato Farmers
World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, 2022, with the theme Leave NO ONE behind. During this week IPS will look at features that showcase better production, better nutrition,… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Kenya: Lives Hang in the Balance As Arid Regions Ravaged By Severe Prolonged Drought
The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa highway in the northeastern part of Kenya signals that all is not well. Unable to go to school on an empty… Read more »