Heidi Riley, King’s College London *Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees. “I saw a lot of suffering.” The old man, Lokwi, gestures towards the woman cooking beside their hut as he talks. “The husband of this woman … was killed here.”
Accra, Ghana//-The The Pan-African Progressive Front (PPF) has held a joint conference with the Ghana Socialist Movement and Pan Africanism Today to rally the African continent and the diaspora to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1945.
For nearly a decade, a violent crisis has been unfolding in Cameroon. BBC Africa Eye’s latest investigation, ‘The Land That Bleeds’, explores the devastating human impact of what has become known as the Anglophone Crisis.
Eric Lob, Florida International University Ethiopia and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on May 6, 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence.
A new BBC Africa Eye investigation, Blood Parliament, has identified the Kenyan security officers responsible for the fatal shooting of anti-tax protestors outside the country’s parliament in June 2024.
New York, United States of America// — The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling resources.
New York, United States of America// — Senior UN officials warned on Wednesday that all parties involved in the conflict are systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians.
The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) commends the initiative by ECOWAS to extend an invitation to the governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger for the official launch of ECOWAS’ golden jubilee in Accra.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// — Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought, and economic shocks leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has received with profound sorrow and deep sadness the news of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a towering moral voice of our time and a steadfast advocate for peace, justice, compassion, and human dignity.
