Disability 16/01/2022 – by Sabine Balk Empowering women and changing minds Civil-society organisations are calling for the empowerment of disabled women who have experienced violence Read
Violent conflict 14/01/2022 – by Alphonce Shiundu Reasons why the AU is dithering while Ethiopia burns Only Ethiopians can solve Ethiopia’s problems Read
Disempowerment 13/01/2022 – by Mireille Kanyange Where women work and men decide According to a Burundian saying, he who lacks a good woman lacks wealth Read
Our view 12/01/2022 – by Hans Dembowski The truth must be remembered Those who suppress the historical truth, ultimately want to suppress people Read
DR Congo 26/12/2021 – by Gesine Ames In run-up to elections, chaos looms once again in DR Congo Credible and fair elections are needed, but look unlikely in view of political tensions in the DR Congo Read
Syria 23/12/2021 – by Dagmar Wolf No part of Syria is safe for returnees Amnesty International reports that Syrians returning to their country are subjected to arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearance Read
Afghanistan 22/12/2021 – by Hamed Sarfarazi How I fled from Afghanistan to Germany Journalist Hamed Sarfarazi escaped the Taliban and reports what he experienced Read
Tigray conflict 17/12/2021 – by Markus Rudolf Eritrean refugees are at risk in Ethiopia The Tigray conflict exposes Eritreans living in refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia to recurring violence Read
Ethnic strife 13/12/2021 – by Mireille Kanyange An elusive truth Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission faces accusations of ethnic bias Read
The Sahel 08/12/2021 – by Mabingué Ngom Moving from crisis to dynamism on Sahara’s southern edges Sahel countries, known mainly for many problems, must do their best to get a demographic dividend Read
Food insecurity 02/12/2021 – by Anup Dutta Food insecurity: alarming international trends This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that things are getting worse Read