A wave of repression follows the revolt of Generation Z
Boniface Mwangi, a major person in the Gen Z movement, is kidnapped today, Sunday 27th of October. He is released day after the arrest...
Maybe the Nobel prize for peace should have gone to the soup kitchens in Sudan
The long rainy season is over in Sudan and the war and aid are resuming. The dried-up dirt roads are making large-scale warfare possible...
Peacekeeper sex abuse rife in Central African Republic as survivors stay silent
‘Victims are very afraid to talk about what they have experienced and don't know who to talk to.’ By Barbara Debout The memorandum of understanding between...
By Fidèle Kitsa When an M23 rebel offensive earlier this year shut down Ismaël Matungulu’s radio station in the town of Saké in eastern Democratic...
UN soldiers planted their seeds in Congo but refuse to accept the consequences
By Claude Sengenya After Denise gave birth to a peacekeeper-fathered child in 2016, in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, she...
In DR Congo’s Beni region, departing peacekeepers leave a trail of abuse and anger
‘They have abused our trust. We are ready for them to leave.’ By Claude Sengenya The ADF formed in DRC in 1995 after members fled military...
Organic farming in Kenya with a passion
Agronomist Onesmus Mongare (30) digs his fingers into the rotting mass of maggots and waste. This is his gold: organic fertilizer made with the...
As Mogadishu’s skyline transforms, the urban poor call for economic inclusion
‘In Mogadishu, new development is welcome – but all we ask is to be included.’ By Sagal Abas Bafo The city is booming but the economic...
By Fikir Getaneh Haile Addis Abeba is changing dramatically fast. Glittery malls, global fast-food outlets, gated communities and upscale hotels are emerging. The projects for...
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