Somalia’s first climate change minister: ‘Our future is not in our hands, as the climate change is caused outside our borders’Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi explains to Sally Hayden that international action is needed to tackle droughts afflicting millions in vulnerable countries such as Somalia, and how Mary Robinson could helpTue Jan 10 2023 - 16:00
Somalia’s fight against Al Shabaab, the group who must not be namedThe Islamic militants were pushed out of Mogadishu in 2011, but attacks continueMon Jan 09 2023 - 13:01
‘World’s most wanted human trafficker’ arrested in SudanEritrean subject of two Interpol red notices caught in a ‘international police operation’ led by United Arab EmiratesThu Jan 05 2023 - 19:52
Drought will affect Somali children ‘for the rest of their lives’As Somalis suffer the country’s worst drought in 40 years, medical workers warn of the long-term physical damage malnutrition is doing to childrenTue Jan 03 2023 - 13:00
Hunger returns to Baidoa, Somalia’s ‘city of death’ Another failed rainy season and the threat of Islamic militants have brought back memories of the 1992 famineFri Dec 30 2022 - 09:30
How do you explain that, in a place where people are hungry, there is usually food?Millions of people in Somalia - and elsewhere - face starvation, even if their plight is not technically classed as famineSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:00
A famine that’s not a famine: ‘Children are waiting to die’Agencies say Somalia is ‘on the brink of famine’, but evidence suggests the extent of mass starvation is much worseFri Dec 23 2022 - 13:01
Displaced in Somalia: ‘Only cooking oil and flour is possible to buy ... it’s not enough but we have no choice’In Mogadishu, local resilience and charity are being tested by conflict and drought, which are forcing more people to the city.Tue Dec 20 2022 - 14:49
Sally Hayden: Women’s revolution in Iran is about freedom, not hijabsWest has been slow to acknowledge the depth and significance of what is happening in Iran, where the protesters are desperate to get their message outSat Dec 03 2022 - 00:00
Death in Sierra Leone: When protest turned to tragedy, the state offered money but no remorseCivilians say they were protesting against the cost of living. Authorities branded it an insurgency. At least 27 protesters and six police officers died. The protesters’ families have been offered money by the state, but no remorseFri Dec 02 2022 - 16:43
ICC called on to investigate EU politicians over alleged crimes against humanity in migration policiesEU foreign policy chief and Italy’s deputy prime minister among politicians and officials named by lawyers in submission to courtWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:10
Somalia’s suffering continues as 15 killed in hotel siegeAttack comes amid increased efforts by government to quell Islamist militant group Al ShabaabMon Nov 28 2022 - 18:17
Kidnapping becomes endemic in Nigeria’s northwestTensions between farmers and herders have escalated into a large and deadly conflictFri Nov 25 2022 - 18:09
‘World’s largest amateur rally’ ends with a welcome to Sierra LeoneAbout 600 participants drove 9,400km through five European and five African countries over 19 daysTue Nov 08 2022 - 20:18
Survivors of Freetown fuel tanker explosion ask for help on first anniversarySuffering of victims and their families continues amid sense that the world has moved onSun Nov 06 2022 - 15:59
Sally Hayden: EU adds Egypt to the list of countries it is paying to keep migrants outWorld View: These deals trap desperate men, women and children in cycles of abuse and exploitation as they try to reach a safe countrySat Nov 05 2022 - 01:05
Tigray conflict: Ethiopia and rebel forces agree truce Cessation of hostilities occurs on the second anniversary of devastating war in northern EthiopiaWed Nov 02 2022 - 21:36
Death toll in Somalia car bombings reaches at least 120Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which took place outside the country’s education ministry on SaturdayTue Nov 01 2022 - 17:59
Women in Kenya make big strides in politics but still face many challengesThe August elections saw more women win seats, though the numbers are still low, and lack of campaign finance is a huge obstacleMon Oct 31 2022 - 16:00
What Have You Left Behind by Bushra al-Maqtari: The slaughter in Yemen, harrowingly chronicledSally Hayden on a collection of personal testimonies that chart the war in Yemen as the ‘civilised’ world turns its face awayWed Oct 26 2022 - 04:24
Refugees flee for safety in Europe, to be met by systematic racismThere is much focus on the new right-wing administrations in Sweden and Italy, but far less about the hostility towards refugeesfrom senior levels of power in EuropeSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Notorious human trafficker extradited to Netherlands from EthiopiaTewelde Goitom is known for carrying out horrific abuses against African refugees and migrants in LibyaFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:08
Uganda armed forces leader threatens to invade KenyaMuhoozi Kainerugaba backtracks following conversation with his father, president Yoweri MuseveniTue Oct 04 2022 - 19:02
Burkino Faso reels from country’s second coup this yearCapt Ibrahim Traoré took military control on Friday, ousting Leiut Col Paul-Henri DamibaMon Oct 03 2022 - 19:56
‘African authors prefer African festivals’: Kenyan literature festival returns‘We wanted to create this platform through literature to give people an opportunity to speak, to dream’, says co-founderFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:55
At least six people have died in Uganda’s latest Ebola outbreakAnother 18 deaths are suspected to have been caused by the diseaseThu Sept 29 2022 - 18:36
Will impoverished countries’ adoption of bitcoin create ‘level playing field’?Central African Republic and El Salvador have made bitcoin official legal tender despite many of their citizens not having internet access or even bank accountsFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Death of Queen Elizabeth reignites debate on legacy of empire in Africa‘For Kenyans and Africans in general we are victims of colonisation, and sometimes we don’t realise’Fri Sept 16 2022 - 20:01
Uganda festival to go ahead despite ‘moral’ concerns of politicians Nyege Nyege festival will attract 10,000 people from across the worldThu Sept 15 2022 - 15:13
Call for Sudanese authorities to prioritise school systemOne third of school-aged children are not accessing education, according to Unicef and Save the ChildrenWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:54
William Ruto inaugurated as Kenya’s fifth presidentPetition by defeated candidate Raila Odinga to have the presidential vote rerun was dismissed last weekTue Sept 13 2022 - 19:08
Nomad Century, How to Survive the Climate Upheaval: facing up to radical changeGaia Vince’s proposals are at times over-optimistic but her views are refreshing in a world of Don’t Look Up-style denialSun Sept 11 2022 - 04:57
Sally Hayden: Remembering the 100,000 who have disappeared in Syria’s 11 years of warWorld View: It’s almost a decade since Fadwa Mahmoud’s husband and son were seized outside Damascus airport. She still doesn’t know what happened to themSat Sept 10 2022 - 05:00
Zambia will hold its first ‘feminist festival’ on SaturdayEvent organiser, the Sistah Sistah Foundation, says it aims to create an alternative to marches or conferencesFri Sept 09 2022 - 15:38
UNHCR envoy criticised over remarks about parents of migrantsVincent Cochetel suggested grieving parents should be symbolically prosecuted for funding journeys across MediterraneanWed Sept 07 2022 - 19:17
Kenya court upholds presidential election resultWilliam Ruto to be sworn in as Raila Odinga loses petitionMon Sept 05 2022 - 17:56
‘Last minute of the last hour’ to save lives in SomaliaUN in urgent call for aid as millions go hungry in drought related to climate changeMon Sept 05 2022 - 16:05
‘They are starving people, getting money from our pockets’: In Kenya, bribes are a daily necessity Corruption extends from top to bottom in a society where the richest 0.1% own more than the remaining 99.9%Sun Sept 04 2022 - 14:00
Number of refugees and migrants sent back to Libya under EU policy exceeds 100,000At least 19,811 people have drowned or disappeared in the central Mediterranean Sea since 2014Thu Sept 01 2022 - 17:51
The Last Colony by Philippe Sands: British misdeeds and strong-arm tactics in a far-flung archipelagoA brief history of decolonisation and the injustices suffered in the process and aftermathThu Sept 01 2022 - 04:53
Kenya’s new president William Ruto says he will engage with legal challenges but wants to move country forwardPresident-elect’s opponent Raila Odinga plans to pursue ‘all constitutional and legal options’ to challenge the result of electionWed Aug 17 2022 - 19:19
Kenyans worry about economic impact as Raila Odinga rejects election resultsOpposition leader vows to pursue ‘all constitutional and legal options’ to challenge outcomeTue Aug 16 2022 - 10:25
Kenya election: William Ruto declared president amid chaotic scenesAngry supporters of opposition candidate Raila Odinga gather outside national tallying centre amid claims of ‘irregularities’Mon Aug 15 2022 - 19:41
‘The country is extremely anxious’: Kenyans urged to keep calm as they await election result Political actors on both sides are criticised for attempting to call the result earlySun Aug 14 2022 - 15:41
World hunger is not an inevitability. It’s politics It is important not to forget that behind every person starving there are also a series of political decisions or failuresSat Aug 13 2022 - 06:15
One million displaced by Somalia drought, say aid agenciesMilestone serves as alarming development for beleaguered country ‘haunted by starvation’Fri Aug 12 2022 - 18:01
Ugandan agitator Bobi Wine: ‘I am slowly losing the moral authority to hold back the proponents of violence’Democracy advocate who ran for his country’s presidency in 2021 deplores developed countries’ ‘hypocrisy’Fri Aug 12 2022 - 17:54
Curfew in place in Sierra Leone after protests turn violent, leaving several people deadSix police officers and unknown number of civilians killed as country’s president calls for calmThu Aug 11 2022 - 18:30
Kenyans anxiously wait at home as tensions rise during close-run presidential electionVoter turnout down as many young Kenyans say they are disillusioned with youth unemployment, soaring costs and endemic corruptionWed Aug 10 2022 - 19:38
Modest turnout by voters in Kenya’s ‘hustlers versus dynasties’ electionSelf-proclaimed “hustler” William Ruto bidding for power in Kenya's presidential electionTue Aug 09 2022 - 19:02
