Why Somali migrants may still aim for US despite travel restrictions Somalia's international airport was filled with anticipation on a recent morning as 165 migrants were repatriated from Libya The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Trump hails Rwanda and DR Congo for ‘settling war’ as major peace deal signed The agreement was reached with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshiseked The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
Washington summit on DRC-Rwanda relations aims for peace despite deep mistrust The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile peace process. The summit comes amid ongoing violence in eastern DRC and an atmosphere of mistrust, making progress uncertain. Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2025
Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
Hostage video shows abducted Malian journalists asking for help Two journalists from Mali’s state broadcaster ORTM have appeared in a video released by the armed Islamist group JNIM, more than six weeks after they were abducted in the centre of the country. Collgeaues have described the images as shocking. Radio France Internationale · Dec 3, 2025
How the world’s largest humanitarian organisation is changing in the era of Trump’s aid cuts ON THE GROUND: The UN’s World Food Programme has a reputation for handing out large quantities of food in disaster zones and then moving on. But in Ethiopia, Nick Ferris finds an aid agency increasingly prioritising ‘resilience’ and aiming to make the country self-sustaining. However, escalating aid cuts and the… The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide Exclusive: Analyst claims UK officials deleted alert to threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect UAE The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025
'I know that if I work hard, one day I will have a good future' Fleeing war in Sudan, Hamza arrived malnourished and alone — but today he is thriving, thanks to his own determination and a charity called Young Roots Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Tunisian police detain leading human rights defender as crackdown on critics widens Tunisian police have arrested prominent opposition lawyer Ayachi Hammami The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
Sister of Palestine Action-linked prison hunger striker says she fears for his life Shahmina Alam urges ministers to engage with demands after Kamran Ahmed, who is awaiting trial, taken to hospital The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
Nigeria’s defence minister steps down as abductions trigger security emergency Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. Radio France Internationale · Dec 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets In Bangladesh, over a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp depend on aid – and cuts mean new arrivals are not even given shelter
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025 OPINION - Fiona Hollis: The four myths of food insecurity City Harvest are one of the organisations funded by our campaign. Here, Fiona Hollis, their head of communications, explains how it’s not just the unemployed who are going hungry
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025 Tommy Gee obituary Other lives: Colonial service administrator who helped to promote better schooling in newly independent Uganda
Radio France Internationale · Nov 30, 2025 Call to put child welfare at the heart of business regulation in Africa Plagued by child labour and other harmful industrial practices, countries in Africa have a duty to regulate business and hold companies to account for violating children's rights, experts told a conference in Lesotho this week.
The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2025 Bread, diapers and hope: how Trinity church feeds New York’s hungry US families queue for groceries, hot meals and baby supplies as demand at Trinity’s Compassion Market soars
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Hundreds of children separated from families while fleeing violence in Sudan's west Darfur Hundreds of children have arrived in a Sudanese refugee camp without their families as thousands of people have fled violence in western Darfur
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 A visit to Somalia's crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid
Radio France Internationale · Nov 27, 2025 Nigeria declares security emergency after wave of mass kidnappings Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel after a wave of mass kidnappings.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Asylum seekers in UK go on hunger strike over ‘one in, one out’ removals Many of the 30 people taking part in the protest are scheduled to be forcibly returned to France on Thursday
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Slow Poison by Mahmood Mamdani review – can you really rehabilitate Idi Amin? The anthropologist and father of New York’s mayor-elect offers a revisionist view of modern Ugandan history
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have begun presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic