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 »

Nigeria: In Nigeria's Maiduguri, a Doctor Has a Simple Cure for Adapting to Extreme Heat

"Apart from helping to reduce and abate the temperature and mitigate climate change, we can also provide fruits for our patients and our staff at subsidised rates." Read more »

Kenya: Dadaab Voices - What's Behind the Rise in Refugee Suicides?

"My son survived everything in Somalia, but he could not survive the hopelessness in this camp." Read more »

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

"We are in an incredibly dangerous situation." 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 »

Kenya: A Kenyan Refugee's Risky Quest for a Better Life in Europe

Life is forcing me to take this risk. Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Power-Sharing Collapse Drives Violence and Mass Displacement

"There is no other description other than a full-scale war." 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 »

Nigeria: Beyond 'Christian Genocide' - the Real Roots of Criminal Violence in Nigeria

"The only real way to reduce kidnapping in the long term is to improve economic conditions, reduce unemployment, and curb inflation." 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 »

Somalia: Somalia Is Facing a Disastrous Drought. It's Not the Time to Weaponise Aid

"Yet when - as a result of misplaced egos - leaders treat aid access as a political weapon, the population inevitably becomes the target." 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 »

Burkina Faso: Arrests and Red Tape - How Burkina Faso's Junta Is Throttling Humanitarian Aid

"We have an acute humanitarian crisis, but a government that alienates aid workers." 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: On the Road to DR Congo's Uvira, a Peace Deal Cooked Up in Washington Shows Its True Face

"The world's decision-makers know nothing about what is happening in my country." Read more »

Uganda: For Sudanese Refugee Women in Uganda, a Cup of Coffee and a Space to Speak

"I heard others telling their stories, and I felt they were similar to my own." Read more »

Nigeria: Did the US Military Strikes in Nigeria Hit the Right Target?

"I swear to you, there will be uncontrolled tears among the people such that those who bomb us will be sorry for the civilians." 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 »

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 »

Somalia: A New Way Forward Is Needed for Somalia

If donors are to salvage their sizable investments in Somalia, a shift in strategy is urgently needed. 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 »