Sudan civilian protests to continue after talks with military council collapseNegotiations stalled after protesters expanded their space, leading to responsive violenceThu May 16 2019 - 18:49
Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo out of control, say aid workersPoor medical training may be factor in deaths, officials say, with 1,100 killed in outbreak so farWed May 15 2019 - 14:54
Migrants in line of fire as battle to take Tripoli rages onRefugees held at military detention centres say they have become targets of air strikesWed May 08 2019 - 20:28
Calls for Libyan shooting to be investigated as ‘war crime’Refugees and migrants were praying inside a detention centre when fighters opened fireFri Apr 26 2019 - 17:43
‘Does the world have eyes? Tell the world we are humans, not animals’Hungry refugee children are trapped in appalling conditions on Libya’s war front linesSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces close in on TripoliUN’s Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ after meeting with Libyan National Army leaderFri Apr 05 2019 - 21:22
Migrants accused of hijacking ship taken to Maltese capitalPassengers reported to have taken over tanker to prevent it being sent back to LibyaThu Mar 28 2019 - 20:18
Pianist in the rubble: A Palestinian-Syrian refugee’s journey through musicAeham Ahmad’s videos from Damascus were proof of music’s power in times of turmoilSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Médecins Sans Frontières says children are starving in Libyan detention centresEuropean policies enabling 'inhumane' conditions for those who tried reaching continentThu Mar 21 2019 - 00:00
New Daughters of Africa review: vast and nuanced collectionAnthology edited by Margaret Busby covers themes of racism, feminism and migrationSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
What being named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list means to meSally Hayden was interviewing a South Sudanese rebel when she heard she had made the cutSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
Six people died every day crossing the Mediterranean in 2018New figures from UNHCR demonstrate impact of reduced search and rescue operationsTue Jan 29 2019 - 18:54
Rescued at sea, locked up, then sold to smugglersIn Libya, refugees returned by EU-funded ships are thrust back into a world of exploitationWed Jan 16 2019 - 01:00
Risk of death, or capture by Libyan coast guard worth taking for Ibrahim (17)Rescue ships have alleviated a catastrophic death toll, claim charities and the UNFri Dec 28 2018 - 05:00
Desperation builds in Libyan migrant detention centresSuicide attempt reported as Amnesty calls for Europe to offer more resettlement placesWed Nov 14 2018 - 11:59
Somali returned to Libya under Italian policy sets himself on fireMan told friends he had lost all hope of being evacuated to a safe countryThu Oct 25 2018 - 18:06
Migrants deaths in Mediterranean reach record percentageNew figures show that one in five died trying to cross from Libya in SeptemberThu Oct 04 2018 - 21:12
TB in Liberia: ‘I thought it was African sun – meaning you’re cursed’Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis takes heavy toll on poor as UN seeks to curb diseaseSat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
‘Live free or die trying on the sea’: Limbo in Libya for unregistered refugeesLack of registration by UNHCR or authorities ‘makes it harder to ensure people are safe’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 01:00
Libya violence: When a phone is the difference between life and deathDesperate people trapped in war zone Libya have been sharing their experiencesWed Sept 05 2018 - 01:00
Migrants in Libya detention centre say their lives are in perilHundreds sent back to war-torn country by EU-backed coast guard report dire conditionsTue Aug 28 2018 - 01:00
Uganda’s ‘gossip tax’ forces phone users into a boycottUgandans say the charge to use social media harms education and familiesSat Jul 07 2018 - 01:00
After long dictatorship, Gambia’s victims step forwardA reckoning is under way as ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s crimes come to lightFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
‘Abandoned in captivity’: Chibok kidnappings cast long shadowMore than 1,000 children taken by Boko Haram since start of Nigerian conflict in 2009Sat Apr 14 2018 - 01:00
Facebook used to cripple opposition in run-up to Cambodia’s electionsSocial media company denies it is being misused by ruling government to suppress dissentTue Mar 20 2018 - 05:00
Arrests and torture of Syrian refugees returning home reportedEvidence grows of systemic abuse of vast numbers of Syrians going back from EuropeSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:01
‘We’ve seen too many girls bleed to death’: eradicating FGM in UgandaThe UN wants to stop female genital mutilation by 2030. Locals say they’re changingTue Feb 06 2018 - 21:28
Africa’s crossroads: Corrupt smugglers profit from refugees in SudanFor many in Sudan, the dream of escape to Europe is worth extreme risk to life and limbThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
A tale of two fathers: ‘The way I miss my kids is indescribable’‘The thing that hurts the most is that you can’t provide your kids’ basic needs. It’s not about luxury’Sat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Road to Damascus: the Syrian refugees who want to go home‘Reverse migration’ from Europe is growing. But it’s a dangerous, difficult journeySat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
‘No spitting’: Madagascar’s pneumonic plagueAn outbreak of the plague has caused the death of 165 people so far in one of the world’s poorest countriesSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Boko Haram conflict leaves humanitarian crisis in its wakeIslamist group’s insurgency has left millions displaced in northern NigeriaThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
‘My father was shot by his friend’: the children of Boko HaramIslamist terror group has abducted 10,000 children with some handed over by parentsFri Aug 25 2017 - 20:27
Nigeria’s Boko Haram-fighting vigilantes losing heartAccused of abuses and deployment of child soldiers, CJTF volunteers are giving up fightMon Aug 07 2017 - 17:09
Escaping Boko Haram: The mother who hid her child in a ditch for nine monthsNigerian woman describes the moment the violent militias arrived in her home townSat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00
Inside the headquarters of Boko Haram’s former caliphateFormer captives describe brutal executions and militants celebrating suicide bombingsWed Jul 12 2017 - 01:00
A week of bombings in the birthplace of Boko HaramConflict sponsored by Islamist group changes from military assaults to guerrilla tacticsFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00
Inside the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugeesTradition and culture bind 80,000 displaced people in Jordan as war enters seventh yearWed Mar 22 2017 - 02:00
Syrian refugees in Lebanon find relative safety but little securitySome 1.5m refugees have fled into a poor country seven times smaller than IrelandSat Feb 04 2017 - 02:00
Trump’s wall: In Central America, migrants are undeterredUS is still a magnet for the many trying to escape crime and violence at homeMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
The war the world forgot: Nigeria’s displaced contemplate returning homeAttacks and kidnappings continue, leaving people who fled their homes with a hard choiceSat Jun 11 2016 - 03:00
Book review: Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship by Anjan SundaramAnjan Sundaram’s troubling account of his time running a journalism training programme for a small group of RwandansSat May 21 2016 - 01:19
Rwandan media is still suffering fallout of 1994 genocideThe history of ‘hate’ media inciting killing has led to a form of censorship nowFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
Thousands of Malian refugees ‘on verge of going home’Life in Mentao for the inhabitants is little more than a twilight existenceWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Mary Robinson reflects on Rwanda anniversaryFormer president of Ireland played prominent role in 20th anniversary commemorationsTue Apr 08 2014 - 18:21
Rwanda remembers: ‘It simply should never have happened’Commemorations focused on themes of remembrance, unity and renewalTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Cop. Farmer. Nutritionist. RockbreakerMalawi has a female president, but women still play a subservient role in the home, have limited access to education, and suffer violence and ill health. Four mothers describe their lives, hopes and role modelsSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Teen Clubs aim to speak up and end the silence surrounding HIVThrough plays, debates, games and quizzes, young Maliwans are learning about ending the stigma of HIVTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
