Africa: Remembering A True Friend - Roger Winter (1942 - 2023)

Roger Winter, a long-time advocate for South Sudan, who died on January 25, spent most his life of working on refugee emergencies around the world. He served in several U.S.… Read more »

Africa: Roger Winter - Relentless Advocate for Peace and Justice in South Sudan and Africa

Roger Winter, a dedicated proponent for the people of South Sudan and the region, died on January 25, 2023. Read more »

East Africa: Clashes in Las Anod, Escalating Insecurity in Somalia a Cause For Concern For Horn of Africa

At least 38 people were killed, and more than 130 others injured following two days of fighting in Las Anod town, in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland, reports VOA. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Eviction of Maasai Pastoralists Continues

In June 2022, residents of Loliondo division in northern Tanzania's Ngorongoro district protested what they said was a government move to evict them from their ancestral land in… Read more »

East Africa: Conflict Exacerbates World's Worst Hunger Crisis

Conflict and political unrest in north-east Africa – civil wars, uprisings and attacks by armed insurgents – are fueling a famine, causing displacement, loss of… Read more »

Africa: Kenyan Man Pleads Guilty to U.S.$241 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

Do you remember the Pandora Papers? The secret deals and hidden assets of some of the world's richest and most powerful people were revealed in the biggest trove of leaked offshore… Read more »

Ethiopia: Progress on Tigray Peace Deal But Challenges Remain

While progress is being made in implementing the recent peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the northern Tigray region, federal troops are now combatting… Read more »

East Africa: Stop Supporting DR Congo's M23 Rebels, Europe Tells Rwanda

The European Union (EU) has called on all states in the Great Lakes region to stop support from flowing to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has singled out… Read more »

Africa: Hospital Debt, Detention and Dignity in Health

On December 22, 2022, Sakaja Arthur Johnson, the Governor of Nairobi County, Kenya’s capital,  partnered with Cooperative Bank to release patients who had been detained… Read more »

Uganda: First Batch of Ebola Vaccines Arrives in Uganda For Clinical Trials

Uganda has received a shipment of 1,200 Ebola vaccine doses from the World Health Organization today, writes Elias Biryambarema for Reuters. Three vaccine options - one from the… Read more »

Kenya: Outcry at Govt Plan to Abolish Boarding Schools

The move by government to abolish boarding school in primary continues to spark mixed reactions in the country, with some Kenyans welcoming the move saying that it… Read more »

East Africa: Climate Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa is Biggest Health Threat Causing Disease Outbreaks #AfricaClimateCrisis

The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Puntland Agree on Electoral Rules

The majority of political associations in Puntland issued a joint communique following a consultative meeting on the controversial municipal election. A communique was issued by… Read more »

Africa: Will 'Africa's COP' Define a Sustainable Future or a Past Anchored with Debt?, Asks Vanessa Nakate #AfricaClimateHope

An African COP. That's that COP27 has been called, but has it lived up to its name? Vanessa Nakate has shared how the conference can ensure it walks a path that adheres to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Two Key Challenges For Lasting Ethiopia, Tigray Peace - Disarmament and Humanitarian Aid

The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a battle for control between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and… Read more »

East Africa: 'The Horn of Africa Is Paying the Price for the World's Selfishness' #AfricaClimateCrisis

The fallout of a changing climate is indisputable as it is already disrupting the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Read more »

Africa: Young Activists Fight For Climate Justice and Survival #AfricaClimateCrisis

Young people are becoming more vocal and fighting harder for their survival as the impacts of climate change intensify. Tired of broken promises and inaction by their leaders, they… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Makes Maiden Satellite Launch with PearlAfricaSat-1

Uganda, in partnership with NASA, has launched its first satelleite, the PearlAfricaSat-1, into the international space station, The EastAfrican reports. The landmark project will… Read more »

East Africa: East African Crude Oil Pipeline - Communities Left in the Cold #AfricaClimateCrisis

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) will transport oil produced from Uganda's Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania, where the oil will then be… Read more »

Africa: Why Africa's Youth Must Be Involved in Developing Our Cities

From Dakar to Dar es Salaam, Africa's cities are vibrant hubs offering new and promising opportunities. Given these cities are increasingly young – with under-25s projected… Read more »

East Africa: Multi-Billion Crude Oil Pipeline Bulldozing Ahead Despite Stiff Opposition #AfricaClimateCrisis

Africa is rich in clean energy sources, such as sun and wind, but despite this abundant sunshine, ideal for renewable energy production, the continent relies heavily on crude oil.… Read more »

Africa: Joint Statement between the Government of Ethiopia and the TPLF - Text

An agreement to end the fighting in northern parts of Ethiopia was announced at a press conference in Pretoria by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who has been… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ceasefire Announced in Ethiopian Civil War

The Federal Government in Addis Ababa and Tigrayan authorities have agreed on a ceasefire. Read more »

Africa: Here's How Development Banks Could Stop Putting Communities at Risk #AfricaClimateCrisis

On paper, most development banks are dedicated to upholding communities' rights to consultation and involvement in making decisions on projects that have an impact on their daily… Read more »

Somalia: More Than Half a Million Children Face Catastrophic Hunger

The number of Somalia's youngest children – those aged under five – expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition has leapt from nearly 400,000 to more than half a… Read more »