May 02, 2023
Ghana: Soaring Prices and Dwindling Farm Yields Drive Growing Hunger in Ghana
'Everybody buys food. So if there's a problem with food prices then it becomes a major driver of food insecurity.' Read more »
May 01, 2023
East Africa: Hard Borders and Little Aid - How Civilians Are Escaping Sudan's Conflict
'I never imagined I would find myself in this situation.' Read more »
April 27, 2023
Africa: We Need to Talk About International Aid and Refugee Self-Reliance
'International organisations and NGOs often treat refugees as burdens that need to be taken care of rather than as human beings capable of taking care of ourselves.' Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sudan: Aid Agencies in Sudan Face Massive Reboot As War Takes Hold
'This is now a much harder operational environment.' Read more »
Somalia: 'I Poison My Children in Order to Survive' - the Terrible Toll of Somalia's Drought
'I have six children, and this is the only way I can get food.' Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Diary - 'I Lost My Son in This Meaningless Power Struggle'
'This is not Kabul or Mogadishu. It is not even Darfur or another warzone in Sudan.' Read more »
April 21, 2023
Uganda: Refugee Programme Hit By Fresh Fraud Concerns
'We kept asking for feedback. But nothing happened.' Read more »
April 20, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray's Long Road to Recovery
'Life is more and more difficult. We lack everything.' Read more »
April 19, 2023
Sierra Leone: What's Changed Since #AidToo? Not Much, Say Sex Workers in Sierra Leone
'It has to pay for the girls to leave sex work. If they cannot earn as much, then they will always go back.' Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Unrest - The View From Darfur
'International media are focusing on Khartoum, but rights violations are also happening here.' Read more »
April 17, 2023
Nigeria: Why Oil Is a Humanitarian Issue for Nigeria's New President
'What the communities are asking for is that they clean up the mess, compensate the people, and restore their environment to what it was before they came in.' Read more »
Sudan: The Humanitarian Backdrop to Sudan's Unrest
'This crisis extends way beyond Khartoum.' Read more »
April 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Try to Set Examples' - Meet the Local Activists Feeding War-Displaced People
'The objective is not to mobilise millions, but to help the community we know.' Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Ebola Sex Abuse Victims May Never Find Justice
'The UN has essentially created a two-tier system for survivors of sexual abuse.' Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's New Struggle Over War Crimes Accountability
The atrocities reported so far are only 'the tip of the iceberg'. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy Points to Urgent Need for Climate-Smart Solutions in Malawi
Climate change means more storms, droughts, and unpredictable weather - how can farmers prepare better? Read more »
March 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Just Want to Return Home' - Displaced Congolese On the M23 Conflict and the Need for Peace
'My big wish is for the government to bring peace.' Read more »
March 09, 2023
Kenya: Let Refugees Be Economic Contributors
'People like me have historically had neither freedom of movement nor the right to work.' Read more »
March 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: More Women Accuse Aid Workers in Ebola Sex Abuse Scandal
'I'm left wondering what I might have done with my life.' Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Sex Abuse Victims Say Help Is Too Little Too Late
'They came to get information from us, then left us with nothing.' Read more »
March 07, 2023
Malawi: Why Record Cholera Outbreak Demands Long-Term Solutions
'There are times when countries cannot go it alone, and this is one of them.' Read more »
March 06, 2023
Somalia: Aid, Corruption, and Neighbours in Need - A Reporter Reflects On Record Drought
People need help, but the limitations of international aid are stark. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: WHO Calls in Experts to Decide On Conflicting Ebola Sex Abuse Reports
'The restrictive approach favoured by WHO is an absurdity.' Read more »
February 28, 2023
Malawi: A Refugee's Story - 'It's Like Living in a Waiting Room to Nowhere'
What happens when so-called 'solutions' for refugees fail? Read more »
Niger: Why Nigeriens Are Protesting Against France's Anti-Militant Campaign
'Colonisation is an unhappy memory that pushes many people to revolt.' Read more »