Africa: Ebola Outbreak - a Crisis of History, Not Misinformation

Even with a pause in the violence, communities will still need to be heard - and to be convinced that responders mean them well. Read more »

Uganda: Ebola Outbreak - Uganda's Movement Restrictions Cripple Cross-Border Trade

"When it comes to health, it should not be compromised at the expense of business and livelihoods." Read more »

Africa: 'Avoid Using the Term' - Oxfam in Africa Retracts LGBTQ Censorship Guide

"Oxfam in Africa has departed from the values that govern the Oxfam Confederation." Read more »

Kenya: Hiding in Plain Sight - How Women Survive Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp

Under the threat of sexual violence, women - and especially "minority" women - have learnt to become invisible. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Ebola Response Must Be Anchored Locally - Muyembe

"We must learn from the past. During the 2018 epidemic, basic health structures were insufficiently involved." Read more »

Africa: How the U.S. Christian Right Built an Interfaith Coalition Against LGBTQ Rights in Africa

"The irony is difficult to miss: A movement that presents itself as resisting Western cultural imperialism relies on a vision of Africa that is itself profoundly colonial." Read more »

Nigeria: Women Pay the Price of Surging Banditry in Northwest Nigeria

"My husband was everything. Now I sell what is left just to survive." Read more »

Sudan: Death, Distrust, and Desperation - the Unending Saga of Sudanese Refugees Trapped in Northern Niger

"I fled one nightmare and found another." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, a Cultural Revival After a Year of Rebel Rule

"It's a reminder that culture is always present and that it endures." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Resurfaces in DR Congo, So Do Critical Questions About How to Respond

"It's going to be a real race against time." Read more »

Africa: Inklings | Who Should Run Pooled Funds?

"We would question whether the UN and OCHA is the right group to be able to manage these pooled funds." Read more »

Africa: Rethinking Humanitarianism | Diaspora Aid - the Lifeline We Don't Talk About Enough

"For a long time, people in the diaspora have been neglected, but they play a critical role." Read more »

Sudan: With Hardship Comes Ease - Encountering Kindness As a Sudanese in Exile

"I have been learning to catch kindness in the paths I cross and the people I meet." Read more »

Kenya: Refugee Entrepreneurs and the Illusion of Financial Inclusion

"In many camps, small businesses do not operate in thriving markets, they operate in spaces where nearly everyone is struggling." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Tax Drive in DR Congo Puts Squeeze On Aid Groups

"It's like a Sword of Damocles." Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Authorities Carry Out Deportations and Abuse of South Sudanese

"They kept saying we had to go back to our country." Read more »

Uganda: 'We Are Going to Die' - the Frontline Costs of Uganda's New US Health Agreement

"We are fighting political and cultural wars. Wars that are not ours." Read more »

Mali: Shock At Mali Attacks, and Fear of What May Be to Come

The weekend attacks were of unprecedented coordination and scale. Read more »

Kenya: The Humanitarian System Celebrates Refugee-Led Organisations, Then Starves Them

"We are close enough to communities to be useful and far enough from power to be safe." Read more »

Nigeria: To Deliver a Better Humanitarian Response, We Need to Fix Nigeria's State Dysfunction

"The system is not failing. The problem is it's being asked to replace state functions it was never designed to perform." Read more »

South Sudan: As Civil War Reignites in South Sudan, So Too Does a Battle Over Aid

"The civilians bring the aid workers, and the aid workers bring everything else." Read more »

Sudan: The Best Efforts to Reduce Violence in Sudan Today Are Not Led By Diplomats

Investing in locally grounded peacebuilding is relatively cheap and has proven results. Read more »

Africa: Why Humanitarians Should Care About Dirty Money

"All illicit financial flows are immoral, with deeply negative effects on people and planet." Read more »

Kenya: After the Floods, the GBV - the Double Tragedy for Women in Kenya's Informal Settlements

"The impact of a volatile climate is not just measured by the washed-out homes and businesses. It also registers in the rise in sexual and gender-based violence." Read more »

Sudan: From Genocide to Countless Acts of Solidarity - Documenting Three Years of War in Sudan

After three years of catastrophic conflict, Sudan is divided and partitioned between the warring parties and their various armed allies, with few signs of any breakthrough in… Read more »