The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Life in remote villages without electricity can be challenging: it’s difficult to power phones, to run businesses, work or study at night, and to keep food fresh. Food needs to be cooked using ...

Rabies is a disease which is known across Africa, killing thousands of people each year through the bite or lick from an infected animal, usually a dog. However, we have the vaccines to protect dogs ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

A significant outcome of President William Ruto’s four-day election campaign blitz through north-eastern Kenya was his declaration lifting special vetting requirements for applicants of national ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Ogaden, or the Somali region, is a remote area of Ethiopia – little known by much of the world.

Iran's foreign minister stated that any attack on its nuclear sites would trigger an 'all-out war' in the region. He warned that a military strike by the U.S. and Israel on Iran's nuclear facilities ...

Eastern Congo faces heightened conflict as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels encounter resistance from Congolese and allied Burundian troops. This turmoil threatens regional stability, reviving fears of a ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara Desert in the north and the Savannah in the south. It is characterised by ...

The potential that the escalation of fighting in the Kivus triggers a wider regional conflict, therefore, is high. With the M23 practically controlling all of North Kivu and pressing deeper into ...