Ali Kushayb, the convicted symbol of crimes in Darfur
Followed by Sudanese in The Hague and in refugees’ camps near Darfur, offering finally “some relief” to the victims, the judgement handed down on...
Those responsible for Sudan’s war have no business being involved in the peace
The war is now deemed responsible for the deaths of up to 150,000 people in mass casualty incidents and of over 500,000 people due...
The M23 has established a police state for the Congolese in south Lubero
Written by a journalist from Lubero, working under a pseudonym because of threats against media by the M23 “Do you love us?” asked the rebel...
The M23 takeover in Congo’s Walikale:“They sow terror.”
The reporting was produced by local journalists, whose identities are being withheld for their safety. Walikale is one of several territories the M23 has been...
The wandering souls of Sudan after 500 days of starving out El Fashir
A ragged horizon, chunks of rubble protruding from the ground like rotten teeth, and refugees resembling walking skeletons. This is how Sudanese artist Adlan...
The end of an era. The development worker goes home, what remains of the morality that drove him
Development aid by the white Western world to poorer countries is in retreat. It marks the conclusion of an era. What drove Westerners to...
We must safeguard our native seeds
Vendors enthusiastically wave carrots and rhubarb, lift fish high, and greet with chickens. Women and children lay out bags of onions or potatoes along...
The bookseller in the frontline
The girls from Butere Secondary School were overwhelmed by a choking haze of tear gas. It happened in early April in the town of...
War in South Sudan gets very ugly once more
It is a war without a name, but a war nonetheless. In South Sudan, planes are attacking the population in opposition areas and tens...
