April 25
Egypt: Inside Egypt's Secret Scheme to Detain and Deport Thousands of Sudanese Refugees
'I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.' Read more »
April 23
Ethiopia: Weighed Down By War and Drought, Tigray Struggles to Get Back On Its Feet
'It has been over a year since the peace deal was signed and the guns have been silenced, but we are still dying.' Read more »
April 22
Sudan: A Mutual Aid Volunteer Reflects On a Year of War in Sudan
'This coming famine is a political decision by the warring party.' Read more »
April 18
Ghana: Ghana Accused of Expelling Fulani Asylum Seekers From Burkina Faso
'We know we are not wanted in Ghana, but they will kill us in Burkina Faso.' Read more »
April 12
Uganda: Uganda's Fight Against Cattle Raiders Is Dividing Karamoja Communities
'These days a son can even kill his father over money.' Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Year of War, Non-Foreign Aid, and a Broken Gaza Pledge - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
April 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Crowded Camps and Local Aid - How DR Congo's M23 Conflict Is Impacting Goma
"We are pleading for the return of peace. When we have peace, we will live well." Read more »
March 28
Ethiopia: Social Safety Net Programme Faces Funding Gap As Starvation Looms
'At least if there was a safety net we could receive assistance every month.' Read more »
March 18
Uganda: Why Refugee Ration Cuts in Uganda Risk Long-Term Social Damage
'The worst effects of these ration cuts are yet to be seen.' Read more »
Malawi: Back-to-Back Climate Disasters Leave Malawians Eating Grass Seeds
'Once again, we have nothing.' Read more »
March 15
Mozambique: Rafah's Civilians, Mozambique's Storms, and Finding Joy in Malawi - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
March 12
Mali: As Army Operations Ramp Up in Mali, Rebel Groups Impose 'Suffocating' Blockades
'The blockades are linked to the conflict: They grow as the conflict grows.' Read more »
March 11
Sudan: How Sudanese Rights Defenders Are Risking Their Lives to Document the War
'Documentation is a pathway to justice.' Read more »
March 07
Kenya: Kenya's New Integration Plan for Refugees - Hope or Hype?
'All these flowery ideas? We are waiting to see.' Read more »
March 05
Ethiopia: 'Horrific' Civilian Toll As Ethiopia Turns to Combat Drones to Quell Local Insurgencies
'The place was littered with body parts of dead people, intact dead bodies, and survivors with missing limbs who were moaning in pain.' Read more »
March 04
Sudan: Communication Blackout Thwarts Mutual Aid Efforts in Besieged Khartoum
'If this continues, it will be a factor that hastens famine.' Read more »
February 28
Kenya: Why Irrigation Needs to Think Smaller to Save Kenyan Pastoralism
'As policymakers consider irrigation investments in the drylands, the past disappointing experiences of large-scale schemes must be taken into account.' Read more »
February 27
Congo-Kinshasa: GiveDirectly Cash Aid Fraud Led to Broken Families and Mounting Debts in DR Congo
'They are only calling on us to be patient. But a whole year of patience? It's too much, we have fallen into despair.' Read more »
February 26
Sudan: Reporter's Diary - Inside Darfur's Neglected Refugee Crisis
'I have visited Chad three times since the start of the war and I have seen that the humanitarian response has barely improved.' Read more »
February 20
Sudan: A Sudanese Journalist Describes the Horrors of a War She Cannot Cover
'Will I survive? Will I emerge unscathed? If I am killed, will I be buried, or will my body be left on the streets for the dogs to eat?' Read more »
February 19
Sudan: Sudan's Collapse Is a Test for the International Community. We Are Failing It.
'The UN Security Council cannot continue to ignore its responsibility to protect civilians.' Read more »
February 13
Ethiopia: Aid Glitches and Funding Shortfalls Increase Famine Fears in Tigray
'If we don't see serious action in the next few months, then things could become catastrophic.' Read more »
February 12
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict in Western DRC Simmers Unnoticed Amid Rebel Gains in the East
'They've received no assistance, they're abandoned to their fate.' Read more »
February 09
Sudan: Remembering Sudan, Rafah Assault Fears, and Abiy Award Anger - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
February 08
Burkina Faso: To End the Siege On My Burkinabé Town, We Must Open a Dialogue With the Jihadists
'We cannot farm, we cannot raise our livestock, and we cannot trade.' Read more »