South Africa: How Growing Hostility in South Africa Impacts South-South Migration

'Sometimes we didn't eat for seven days. If you got sick, they left you behind; if you died, nobody buried you.' Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: How Sudanese Rights Defenders Are Risking Their Lives to Document the War

'Documentation is a pathway to justice.' Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's New Integration Plan for Refugees - Hope or Hype?

'All these flowery ideas? We are waiting to see.' Read more »

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 »

Sudan: Communication Blackout Thwarts Mutual Aid Efforts in Besieged Khartoum

'If this continues, it will be a factor that hastens famine.' Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: Digital Money Apps Become a Lifeline for War-Affected Sudanese

'I only realised their value when my money and belongings were stolen right in front of my eyes.' Read more »

Africa: Kenya, Haiti Leaders Look to Force Police Mission Through Despite Court Ruling

The UN-mandated deployment is aimed at reining in rampant gang violence, but many people in Kenya and Haiti fear it could make things worse. Read more »

Nigeria: Money Clubs Help Displaced Nigerians Create Their Own Safety Nets

'When organisations try to support and empower people, they often go about it the wrong way and identify the wrong people to support.' Read more »

Morocco: Rather Than Looking for Scapegoats, Morocco Is Cashing in On South-South Migration

'Rabat is experiencing labour shortages for jobs Moroccans no longer want to do - a pattern already seen in the past in European countries.' Read more »

Africa: How Do You Break the Mould Around International Aid? Try Genuine Trust

In search of a model beyond trickle-down aid. Read more »