Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, a Cultural Revival After a Year of Rebel Rule

"It's a reminder that culture is always present and that it endures." Read more »

Nigeria: To Deliver a Better Humanitarian Response, We Need to Fix Nigeria's State Dysfunction

"The system is not failing. The problem is it's being asked to replace state functions it was never designed to perform." 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 »

Mozambique: Is There a Case for Dialogue to End Mozambique's Insurgent War?

"While military actions have contained territorial expansion, lasting solutions require dialogue." 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 »

Malawi: Malawi's New Govt Faces Its First Test, a Nationwide State of Disaster

"I try to persuade my children to go to school without eating, telling them that they'll have food after school, because things are difficult." 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mining Interests and Missed Deadlines - Why Congolese See Little Hope in M23 Peace Talks

"They are signing commitments they never intended to implement." Read more »

Kenya: Raila Odinga and the Politics of Power

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

Cameroon: Aid Cuts and Elections - How the Humanitarian Rollback Has Caused 'Chaos' in Cameroon

"At the level of programme activity, it was catastrophic." Read more »

Sudan: Those Responsible for Sudan's War Have No Business Being Involved in the Peace

The war is now deemed responsible for the deaths of up to 150,000 people in mass casualty incidents and of over 500,000 people due to hunger. Read more »

Somalia: The Diaspora Lifeline That Helps Keep Somali Families Afloat

"When things like droughts happen, the diaspora tends to step up, even though many people here are having more economic difficulties than ever before." Read more »

Mozambique: A Case Study of Growing Need and Global Aid Cut Confusion

"The reset must not become an exit strategy in disguise." Read more »

Ethiopia: I Don't Want to Fight Again in Another Tigray War

Worst of it all is the prospect of seeing Tigrayans killing other Tigrayans. The last war was terrible, but at least we were united. At least we had a cause. Read more »

Uganda: Grassroots Groups in Uganda Are Keeping GBV Services Going Despite the Cuts

"We are not doctors or therapists. But we listen. We show up. That's what we can offer." Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Flagship Refugee Integration Plan Runs Into Local Opposition

"Give us quality and accessible health care, good schools, markets, roads, and guarantee our security - then we can talk about integration." Read more »

Africa: Rights, Not Rations - How Human Relationships Can Reshape Refugee Policy

This is about an ethos that any humanitarian agency can adopt: build relationships first, and let those relationships guide what you do. Read more »

Cameroon: To Save Northern Cameroon's Wildlife, You Need to Secure the People First

Unless the root causes of instability are addressed, conservation efforts could ultimately serve to inflame tensions. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Police Violence Is Colonial and Institutional, As Well As Political

Barracked in poor conditions, underpaid, and isolated, officers operate more as an occupying force and extension of the elite than a public service. Read more »