Africa: How the U.S. Christian Right Built an Interfaith Coalition Against LGBTQ Rights in Africa

"The irony is difficult to miss: A movement that presents itself as resisting Western cultural imperialism relies on a vision of Africa that is itself profoundly colonial." 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 »

Mali: Shock At Mali Attacks, and Fear of What May Be to Come

The weekend attacks were of unprecedented coordination and scale. 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 »

Africa: Why Humanitarians Should Care About Dirty Money

"All illicit financial flows are immoral, with deeply negative effects on people and planet." Read more »

Ethiopia: Regional Mega-War? How Renewed Conflict in Ethiopia Could Pull in Sudan

"We are in an incredibly dangerous situation." 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fear and Survival - Reflections On a Year Under M23 Rule in Goma

"Mistakes are unforgivable, which is why we do everything to obey those who govern us." Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria Needs to Acknowledge Male Conflict Rape Survivors

"The lack of social acceptance of male victims/survivors shapes public opinion in ways that trivialise their victimhood." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Caught in the Middle - Banyamulenge Face Violence and Instrumentalisation in DR Congo's Uvira

"We are associated with the war that is raging here." 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 »

Nigeria: What the Latest School Kidnapping Tells Us About Nigeria's Security Crisis

"Instead of an effective strategy, where we could see some light at the end of the tunnel, we only get pronouncements and presidential directives." Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Ramps Up Sudanese Refugee Deportations With Little UNHCR Pushback

"It is a systematic effort to erase their legal protections." Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Finally Declares GBV a National Disaster

"Every day, you have to send locations, keep a taser with you, and generally just be prepared for anything." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: In DR Congo's Uvira, Pro-Government Militia Actions Show Abuses Aren't Just an M23 Problem

"People were whipped, arrested, some died in detention." 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Life Under the M23 - What Our Reporting Reveals About Rebel Rule in DR Congo

"It is a bona fide police state that focuses only on security and neglects all other areas of life." 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 »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Is Back, and Nigeria's IDP Return Policy Is in Trouble

"You can't just return people and expect them to face whatever is out there." 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: The M23 Takeover, Part 2 - Congolese Describe Domination and Defiance in South Lubero

"It's a bona fide police state that focuses only on security." 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 »