Congo-Kinshasa: 'Art Remains Our Oxygen' - DR Congo's Slam Poets Refuse to Be Silenced

As rebels seize their towns, spoken-word artists battle censorship and violence. 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 »

Mozambique: A Case Study of Growing Need and Global Aid Cut Confusion

"The reset must not become an exit strategy in disguise." 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 »

Africa: Why African Nations Are Looking to Unite On Climate and Conflict

Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, Policy reporter Will Worley spoke to one of the early drafters of the new Common African Position. Read more »

Cameroon: They Left Boko Haram, Now the Real Struggle Begins At Home in Cameroon

"Forgiveness is not weakness. It is how we survive together." 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 »

South Africa: How a Single Street Connects South Africa to the Continent and Beyond

People make an incredible amount of money in Jeppe. The wholesalers, the shopkeepers, the shoppers, the landlords. But also, the police and City officials. Read more »

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

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

Kenya: Cut to the Bone - the Cost of Ration Cuts and Delivery Delays in Kenya's Refugee Camps

It is almost impossible to survive on so little. Hunger is now widespread. Read more »

Somalia: Weak State and Clan Politics Leave Somalia's Urban Displaced in Limbo

"Nearly everyone here has been displaced from different parts of the country, but we all have one thing in common - no one can return home." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Commit Widespread Abuses in DR Congo's Goma

"Many people are arrested, some disappear, and families don't know where their loved ones are." Read more »

Kenya: Refugee Entrepreneurs in Kenya's Kakuma Camp Struggle to Survive Aid Cuts

"We're trying really hard to survive, but these efforts are not always paying off." Read more »

Ethiopia: I Don't Want to Fight Again in Another Tigray War

Worst of it all is the prospect of seeing Tigrayans killing other Tigrayans. The last war was terrible, but at least we were united. At least we had a cause. Read more »

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

"Rape culture is being normalised." Read more »

Uganda: Grassroots Groups in Uganda Are Keeping GBV Services Going Despite the Cuts

"We are not doctors or therapists. But we listen. We show up. That's what we can offer." 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 »

Kenya: Kenya's Flagship Refugee Integration Plan Runs Into Local Opposition

"Give us quality and accessible health care, good schools, markets, roads, and guarantee our security - then we can talk about integration." Read more »

Sudan: I Will Never Find Home - a Sudanese Photographer's Wartime Journey

A story of displacement, belonging, and a past that won't let go. Read more »

West Africa: How Stolen Cattle Links Ghana to the Jihadist Conflict in the Sahel

"If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." Read more »

Uganda: To Stay or Go? the Dilemma Confronting Uganda's Climate Displaced

"You cannot take someone who lives in highlands to flat land, from a rain-sufficient area that promotes agriculture to one that suffers flooding and drought." Read more »

Africa: Rights, Not Rations - How Human Relationships Can Reshape Refugee Policy

This is about an ethos that any humanitarian agency can adopt: build relationships first, and let those relationships guide what you do. 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 »