EXCLUSIVE: Inside Egypt’s secret scheme to detain and deport thousands of Sudanese refugees
‘I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.’ By Sara Creta and Nour Khalil A composite photo showing a satellite image of a...
Kenya’s shilling is gaining value, but don’t expect it to last
By Odongo Kodongo Shortly after Kenya’s 2022 elections, the shilling depreciated rapidly against the US dollar – the country’s main currency for international transactions –...
The heroes, villains and spoilers in Sudan’s war
Humanity comes with great risks. Sudanese activists bravely step up to feed the hunger victims in emergency kitchens, as it is too perilous for...
The West African currency CFA may be dead soon.
By Kai Koddenbrock At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging...
“On the morning of April 15th last year, my neighbors and I were abruptly awakened by the deafening sounds of artillery fire and explosive...
In a bizarre twist Hamdok is charged with high treason
As April marks the one-year anniversary of Sudan's conflict, the two warlords; Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan Army Forces (SAF) and Mohamed...
Ndi Umunyarwanda, “I am Rwandan”, but the fear of a resurgence of ethnic tensions remains alive.
It’s 30 years since a genocide ripped through Rwandan society, leaving up to a million Tutsi and non-extremist Hutu dead. Every year in early April, the...
The 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi led to the murder of more than 800,000 people, an estimated 70% of the country’s Tutsi population. The unprecedented violence and...
Kenya’s mission to Haiti is ready for intervention
Kenya has temporarily halted controversial plans to send a specially trained contingent of 1,000 police officers to Haiti, where armed gang violence recently took a turn for...
