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 »

Sudan: Women and Girls Fleeing El Fasher Describe Widespread RSF Sexual Violence

"Each time, a group would arrive in military vehicles, take us to a room, and rape us violently before leaving." Read more »

Kenya: 'The Weight We Carry'

Poems from Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp Read more »

Rwanda: UN Faces Scrutiny Over Refugee Transfers From Rebel-Held DR Congo to Rwanda

"It was brutal like you wouldn't believe." Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Election Killings - Outcry and Calls for International Investigations

"As Tanzanians, we are going to reclaim our country. Whoever wants to support us needs to know that." Read more »

Kenya: Why It's a Bad Idea to Triage Refugee Food Aid When Everyone's Hungry

"I am going to pick a rope and hang myself to death." Read more »

Sudan: From Exile, I Watched El Fasher Fall - and My Family Fight to Survive

"There is a particular cruelty to safety when your family is dying." Read more »

Sudan: Pay Up or Be Executed - El Fasher Survivors Speak of Kidnappings and Mass Killings

"We left with nothing. Even water and food were thrown to the ground." Read more »

Sudan: An Atrocity Foretold - How the RSF Siege of El Fasher Turned Into Genocidal Slaughter

Communication networks are down but a deluge of shocking videos point to mass killings on a devastating scale. Read more »

Kenya: Raila Odinga and the Politics of Power

Predicating change on capturing power makes politics a zero-sum game. Read more »