August 25, 2022
Africa: Backsliding On Freedom of Expression Around the World Needs to End
'Once voices are silenced, autocracy is easy work.' Read more »
August 23, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: 'A Playground for Colonial Forces' - Unpacking the Anti-UN Protests in DR Congo
If MONUSCO really wants to improve its image, it should start by listening to the population's genuine grievances. Read more »
August 22, 2022
South Sudan: Why Humanitarians Should Stop Hiding Behind Impartiality
Understanding the politics behind the crises can help aid workers avoid unintended consequences. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: World Humanitarian Day, a Low-Key French Exit, and Free Tampons - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
August 18, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Activists Are Protesting Against UN Peacekeepers in DR Congo
'Who will come to save the Congo? Only us young people.' Read more »
August 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Worsening Drought Sees Hunger Numbers Soar
'If rain doesn't fall this year, the future will be disastrous.' Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Hot and Cold - Greece's Treatment of Ukrainian and Non-Ukrainian Refugees
'They don't want people from Asia and Africa to actually enter the country.' Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Taliban Anniversary, Gaza Flare-Up, and a Telling Defeat for Al-Shabab - the Cheat Sheet
Taliban anniversary, Gaza flare-up, and a telling defeat for al-Shabab Read more »
Africa: Ten Efforts to Decolonise Aid
Changing practices around funding, leadership, narrative and identity. Read more »
August 08, 2022
East Africa: Drought - We Know What to Do, Why Don't We Do It?
Ignoring the plight of 20 million people in the Horn of Africa is a political choice. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Mali: Stories of Survival and Self-Sacrifice From Local Dialogues With Militants
'We decided intelligently to come to a plan B, to come to a compromise.' Read more »
August 03, 2022
West Africa: Peace Talks With Sahelian Militants? It's Worth a Shot
After years of failed military efforts, the path forward has to include some kind of accommodation with the militants. Read more »
July 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The Humanitarian Fallout of the M23 Rebellion
'We pray that the war will end, and that we will come out of it alive.' Read more »
July 19, 2022
Cameroon: Why the Spoils of War May Outweigh Incentives for Peace
'This is no longer a struggle for the common man, but instead an economic venture.' Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Emergency Needs Are High, But International Funding Has Flatlined - New Report
'The donor base on which the system rests remains shallow and precarious.' Read more »
July 07, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Revived M23 Rebellion Worsens DR Congo's Security Troubles
'It is a serious humanitarian crisis and it is difficult for the aid to reach people.' Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Digital Tools Deepen the Power Imbalance in Aid. Here's How to Fix That
Digitisation may be useful for donors and humanitarian organisations, but their application can look very different from the perspective of people in crises. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Burkina Faso: In Post-Coup Burkina Faso, Violent Attacks Grow Fiercer Despite Junta Pledge
'We don't know what Burkina is going to look like if the situation continues like this.' Read more »
June 23, 2022
Cameroon: Broken Promises - Cameroon's Troubled Disarmament Initiative
'The movement has changed - it's now about kidnapping, stealing, and demanding ransoms.' Read more »
June 13, 2022
Libya: Q&A - Why Documenting Libya's Detention Abuses Is So Important
'We've moved from the monetisation of movement to the monetisation of captivity.' Read more »
June 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Abala, The Border Town Left in Ruins As Ceasefire Takes Hold
'The main thing we need is to return home, but we don't know if we can. Everything there is destroyed.' Read more »
May 31, 2022
East Africa: A Country-By-Country Guide to Worsening Drought in the Horn of Africa
'We must meet the current humanitarian needs now if we are to avert an even bigger crisis in six months' time.' Read more »
May 30, 2022
South Sudan: As Elections Loom, Sluggish Peace Deal Fuels Further Instability and Violence
'If not the peace deal, then what? Reopen negotiations over a way forward? What does that look like?' Read more »
May 25, 2022
Burkina Faso: How Three Leaders Opened Talks With Jihadists
'We discovered that the jihadists have some moral values.' Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: Governments Must Do More to Protect Citizens Caught Up in Ukraine's War
International law isn't without policy tools to address this discrimination - if leaders have the courage to do so. Read more »