Congo-Kinshasa: The M23 Takeover, Part 1 - in DR Congo's Walikale, Forced Labour and Fears of Arrest

"They sow terror so that they will be listened to." Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabab's Shadow State - Why Somalia's Militants Are Winning Legitimacy

Privately, representatives of humanitarian and development organisations often confide that al-Shabab would be a more efficient partner than the federal government. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hope and Resistance - Slam Poets Capture the Weight of War in DR Congo

"I wrote this text to put down on paper all the pain I can't bear." Read more »

South Sudan: Who Is the White Army, the Militia At the Centre of Renewed Conflict in South Sudan?

"What we want is for the community to live peacefully." Read more »

Nigeria: Why Bandit Amnesties Are Failing in Nigeria's Northwest

Talks become leverage to win safe passage, taxation rights, or space to rearm. That's why residents bristle when they see armed men strolling out of a reconciliation meeting -… Read more »

Egypt: Forgotten Palestinians Trapped in Egypt's Medical Limbo Need Global Support

"In Gaza, even during the worst of it, we had each other. Here, I am completely alone." Read more »

Central African Republic: Audit Delivers Damning Verdict On UN Support for CAR Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Survivors

"The projects did not adequately meet the needs of the victims." Read more »

Niger: Niger Arrests Six Sudanese Refugees in Raid On Agadez Camp

"They took 6 of our strongest voices." Read more »

Ethiopia: Silence Over Sexual Violence in Ethiopia Enables Yet More Abuse, Says Report

"Rape culture is being normalised." Read more »

Nigeria: When Rebels Rule - ISWAP's Formula for Winning Support in Nigeria's Northeast

"By embedding itself within local communities through service delivery, economic regulation, and religious legitimacy, ISWAP transforms from a mere militant group into a parallel… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Back to Ruins - the Displaced Congolese Forced Home By M23 Rebels

"We left everything behind when we fled, and now there is nothing left." Read more »

Africa: Why Refugee-Led Organisations Are Key to the Humanitarian Reset

For too long, refugees and RLOs have been sidelined by governments, refugee agencies, and donors - despite being key to understanding and overcoming the barriers to refugee… 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 »