Africa: Ebola Outbreak - a Crisis of History, Not Misinformation

Even with a pause in the violence, communities will still need to be heard - and to be convinced that responders mean them well. Read more »

Uganda: Ebola Outbreak - Uganda's Movement Restrictions Cripple Cross-Border Trade

"When it comes to health, it should not be compromised at the expense of business and livelihoods." 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 »

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

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

Sudan: With Hardship Comes Ease - Encountering Kindness As a Sudanese in Exile

"I have been learning to catch kindness in the paths I cross and the people I meet." 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 »

Sudan: Sudanese Authorities Carry Out Deportations and Abuse of South Sudanese

"They kept saying we had to go back to our country." Read more »

Uganda: 'We Are Going to Die' - the Frontline Costs of Uganda's New US Health Agreement

"We are fighting political and cultural wars. Wars that are not ours." 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 »

Kenya: After the Floods, the GBV - the Double Tragedy for Women in Kenya's Informal Settlements

"The impact of a volatile climate is not just measured by the washed-out homes and businesses. It also registers in the rise in sexual and gender-based violence." 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 »

Kenya: A Kenyan Refugee's Risky Quest for a Better Life in Europe

Life is forcing me to take this risk. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Power-Sharing Collapse Drives Violence and Mass Displacement

"There is no other description other than a full-scale war." Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Blame Game After Videos Reveal Starving Displaced People in Tigray

"We are dying daily and burying almost every day." Read more »

East Africa: The Growing Threat of Conflict in the Horn of Africa

Tigray's elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue - from IDP returns to demobilisation - framed through the lens of factional allegiance. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Is Facing a Disastrous Drought. It's Not the Time to Weaponise Aid

"Yet when - as a result of misplaced egos - leaders treat aid access as a political weapon, the population inevitably becomes the target." Read more »

Tanzania: Why Tanzania's Mass Repatriation of Burundi Refugees Must Be Stopped

"I would rather die before I returned to Burundi." Read more »

Uganda: For Sudanese Refugee Women in Uganda, a Cup of Coffee and a Space to Speak

"I heard others telling their stories, and I felt they were similar to my own." Read more »

Sudan: Sexual Abuse and Blood Theft - What I Found At a Camp for Sudanese Displaced From El Fasher

"We lost many of our loved ones and relatives." Read more »

Somalia: A New Way Forward Is Needed for Somalia

If donors are to salvage their sizable investments in Somalia, a shift in strategy is urgently needed. Read more »