Situation in Sudan (per 9 May) A series of drone strikes continued to hit Port Sudan throughout this week, some of which caused damage to key infrastructure points of the city, such as fuel depots and an electricity substation. Thursday marked the fifth consecutive day of assaults. Drone strikes also continued to hit Kassala. With […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, deliberately targeted
Situation in South Sudan (per 5 May) A hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, was deliberately bombed on 3 May. Two helicopter gunships first dropped a bomb on the pharmacy, completely destroying it, and then bombed the town of Old Fangak for 30 minutes. At least seven people died and 20 were injured in the […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Drone strike hits displacement camp in River Nile state
Situation in Sudan (per 28 April) A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a displacement camp in River Nile state killed at least 11 people on Friday morning, according to the state governor. The regional power station was also taken out. According to a witness, the strike hit the tents of two […]
Waiting for an African Pope
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 27 April 2025 (IDN) — It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It happened in The Conclave, […]
Africa’s Agenda 2063: A Long-Term Vision with a Long Road Ahead
By Fredrick Nzwili* This opinion article first appeared as a blog for the Bertelmann Stiftung Transformation Index (BTI). NAIROBI, Kenya | 20 April 2025 (IDN) — With Agenda 2063, the recent African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa focused on a plan that outlines the vision of a fully integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa. However, cooperation […]
Ending FGM Means Funding Grassroots African Activists
By Nimco Ali OBE and Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC NAIROBI, Kenya | 17 April 2025 (IDN) — As two women who have spent our lives working for the human rights of women and girls, we are joining forces to highlight the ongoing failure to support grassroots activism to end the devastating practice of female […]
Situation report: Two-year anniversary of Sudan’s war
Situation in Sudan (per 17 April) Situation in South Sudan (per 17 April) Situation in Ethiopia (per 17 April) Regional & International Situation (per 17 April) Refugee and Migration Situation (per 17 April) Links of interest Sudan’s paramilitary forces declare rival government two years after civil war erupts Mass displacement in Darfur as Sudan’s paramilitaries […]
Lesotho Gears Up to Face Highest U.S. Tariff Rate
By Pavan Kulkarni, Peoples Dispatch NEW DELHI | 14 April 2025 (IDN) —Slapped with the highest tariff rate imposed by the Trump administration on countries across the globe on April 2, the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho, with a population of just above 2 million, finds itself in dire straits. Fears abound that the 50% […]
SADC Announces DRC Withdrawal As M23 Captures More Territory
By Africa Defense Forum STUTTGART, Germany | 14 Aprill 2025 (IDN) — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on March 13 announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military mission in the embattled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where M23 rebels have gained ground. The decision was foreshadowed by the late February repatriation […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: RSF kills hundreds in attacks on IDP camps
Situation in Sudan (per 14 April) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias attacked the Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps and the city of El Fasher in North Darfur, killing at least over 100 people, including more than 20 children, in a two-day assault between 11 and 12 April. The attacks reportedly continued […]