Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Brings Increased Sexualized Violence to DR Congo

Funding cuts to international aid organizations mean that medical assistance has dried up for vulnerable people affected by conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Winter Storm Leaves Over 40 Dead

Four school children were among the dead, as heavy rainfall and bitterly cold conditions persist across the country. The storm has also affected the power and water supply in the… Read more »

South Africa: White South Africans Leave for U.S. Under Trump Refugee Plan

White South Africans make up around 7% of the country's population. But they still own some 78% of private farmland in South Africa and have about 20 times the wealth of Black… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Repatriates Citizens Trafficked to Asia

Ten Rwandans who were lured to Southeast Asia for work only to find themselves in dire conditions have been repatriated. The government stepped in after Rwandans trapped in Myanmar… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray's Forgotten Internally Displaced People

The war between Ethiopia's government forces and Tigrayan fighters killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. Many now grapple with severe social and economic… Read more »