BBC World Service’s investigative unit, BBC Africa Eye, follows Sierra Leone’s anti-trafficking police unit as they target criminal gangs trafficking young people across West Africa.
Category: Africa
Chairperson of African Union Commission Congratulates President Yoweri Museveni on Re-election
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has commended the conduct of the elections in Uganda and congratulated H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his re-election with 71.61% of the votes cast during the presidential elections held on 15 January 2026.
International Aid Groups Are Dealing with the Pain of Slashed USAID Funding by Cutting Staff, Localising and Coordinating better
A Burundian official holds up a sack of rice from the final batches delivered by USAID before the agency’s closure. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Sarah Stroup, Middlebury College and Jennifer Hadden, Brown University Since Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. foreign aid […]
Uganda: Authorities Must Urgently Lift Internet Restrictions Ahead of Crucial Election Day
/ — In response to the Uganda Communication Commission’s (UCC) decision to indefinitely suspend internet services and certain mobile phone services ahead of tomorrow’s high-stakes general election, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s East and Southern Africa Regional Director said:
The Gifts I Have Been Given: Survival as a Collective Act in Sudan
How the kindness of strangers kept a country alive. Samah Fawzi Interdisciplinarian, exploring the intersection of international relations, security, and the arts Azza Elhussien/TNH Mutual aid in Sudan An ongoing series of articles exploring grassroots responses to the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. It is said that Ibn Sina was asked: “Is there any good in […]
Sudan: After 1,000 Days of War, Millions of Civilians Still Bearing Brunt
// — Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the world’s biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been “paying the price for a war they did not choose, said the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.
Central Sahel: Children Supported to Process Trauma, But Scale-up Needed
Oslo, Norway/ — Across the Central Sahel region, millions of children carry deep mental scars resulting from exposure to extreme violence and armed conflict.
Sudan: 1,000 Days of War Show the Devastating Cost of the ‘New World Disorder,’ says IRC
New York, United States of America, January 8, 2026/ — Tomorrow marks 1,000 days since armed conflict erupted in Sudan, a war that has devastated lives, shattered communities, and driven the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
Uganda: Authorities Subjecting Opposition Supporters to “Brutal Campaign of Repression” Ahead of Elections
London, United Kingdom// — Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with unnecessary and excessive force and arbitrary arrests, and subjected some attendees to torture, or other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today.
Guineans Go to the Polls to Elect their New President of the Republic
Abuja, Nigeria// — Guineans are called to the polls this Sunday, December 28, 2025, to elect the president of the Republic for the next seven years.