At current rates, it will take sub-Saharan Africa 15 years to reach its water goals and 150 years to reach its sanitation targets. A group of experts explain what needs to change. ARTICLE | 24 MARCH...
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From the Sahel to the Savannah: Could Islamist Militants Set Up Shop in the CAR?
The Central African Republic has been described as the 'next Somalia' or 'new Mali', but Islamist militants wanting to deploy there would face big, if not insurmountable, challenges. In September...
Donor-Driven Technical Fixes Failed South Sudan: It’s Time to Get Political
By Sara Pantuliano While commentators argue about who or what is most at fault for South Sudan's return to conflict, one thing is clear: the international community is not free from blame. What has...
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A Gathering Swarm: Could Locusts Escalate Tensions Between the Sudans?
Sudan could be liable for environmental damage to South Sudan if it fails to tackle its locust problem. 9 SEPTEMBER 2013 - 10:38AM | BY GEORGE RICHARDS Whether it is disagreements over oil fees,...
War and Hunger in Mali
ARTICLE | 30 JANUARY 2013 - 1:08PM | BY WILLIAM LAMBERS As conflict continues in Mali, the international community will need to support aid agencies to prevent a worsening of the humanitarian...
Lifting the Lid on Africa's Toilet Crisis
Voices emphasising the need for improved sanitation facilities in Africa have grown stronger over the last decade, but now better publicity needs to translate into real progress. ARTICLE | 7 DECEMBER...
Hidden Victims: Mali’s Internally Displaced People
Malians who have been internally displaced by the conflict in north urgently need greater assistance. ARTICLE | 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - 12:31PM | BY ALICE THOMAS Bamako, Mali: In a darkly-lit house on a...
The Need to Prepare for a Rainy Day
The devastation from Nigeria's worst floods in decades could have been reduced by better planning and preparation. Over the past few weeks, the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in at least half a...
Tensions Threaten to Bubble Over in Burundi
Violent repression of political opposition and retaliatory attacks by anti-government groups are threatening Burundi's fragile peace. By Georges Nikiza In August 2005, ending 12 years of civil war in...
Invisible Victims: Sexual Violence against Men in the Great Lakes
More acknowledgement and support for male victims of sexual violence in the DRC's conflict are urgently needed. BY YOVANKA PERDIGAO According to recent studies, 48 women are raped every hour in the...
Is Enough Being Done to Combat Nodding Disease?
BY ANDREW GREEN Abim, Uganda: No-one – neither the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nor Ugandan epidemiologists – has yet figured out exactly what the disease is that is plaguing...
Mauritania + 1 more
WFP faces funding shortages for school meals and refugees
Amidst the Sahel food crisis, relief agency programmes are in danger due to insufficient funding. 8 May 2012 By William Lambers As the hunger crisis deepens in eight countries of the Sahel region,...
Fear and Loathing in the Ivory Coast
A year on from the end of the country's post-electoral crisis, political distrust, insecurity and anxiety are widespread. Duékoué, Ivory Coast: The word in Abidjan is that no-one leaves town after...
Dadaab at 20: Kenya’s Unwanted City
After 20 years, Kenyan officials are talking of closing down the world's largest refugee camp, but to those who call it home, would repatriation be another form of exile? BY DANIEL PLAUT This year,...
Niger + 1 more
The Battle to Avoid Major Food Crisis
Amidst early signs of malnutrition, efforts are being made by government and aid agencies to stave off the worst of the food shortages. Keita, Niger: In Niger, efforts to prevent a major food crisis...
Ethiopia + 1 more
The Need For Long-Term Solutions in the Horn of Africa
People must be able to access what they need through the market rather than indefinite quantities of international humanitarian aid. I first met Omar Adan in August, not too long after he had lost...
Post-Conflict Ivory Coast: An Interview with Annie Bodmer-Roy of Save the Children
Four months have passed since the conflict in the Ivory Coast came to an end following a disputed election. But the wounds run very deep in the West African country. BY WILLIAM LAMBERS Thousands were...
Beyond the Boundaries of Law: Permanent Refugee Camps
Elisa Furuta argues that it is time international human rights law scrutinised the long-term encampment of refugees. Given the recent celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee...
World + 2 more
No Pads, No School: Girls' Education Going Down the Toilet
Unable to access affordable sanitary care or facilities at school, schoolgirls are having to stay home during their period. ARTICLE | 27 JULY 2011 - 10:46AM | BY LEONIE TAYLOR It is a widespread but...
Ethiopia + 3 more
Experts Weekly: Drought in the Horn of Africa
As millions of lives are threatened by a drought and resultant famine in the Horn of Africa, Think Africa Press asks what can be done to improve food security in the region. Article | 11 July 2011 -...