Africa

Africa

In Sudan, Violence and Malnutrition Place Heavy Burden on Women

Aseel Saleh / Peoples Dispatch Aug 14, 2024 Sudanese women activists have reported that since the civil war which broke out in 2023, sexual violence has been perpetrated by both sides. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Africa

Famine Sets in at Sudan Refugee Camp

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Aug 2, 2024 The United Nations Famine Review Committee announced that famine exists in a camp housing hundreds of thousands of people in North Darfur. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

Communal Art as Resistance

Ari Honarvar / Yes! Magazine Jul 18, 2024 In Tijuana, Uganda and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement and constant violence find moments of solace in the art of dance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Africa

After a Year of War in Sudan, Public Health Concerns Deepen

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Apr 26, 2024 The war-torn country faces the destruction of its health infrastructure, widespread displacement and hunger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Morocco’s War Against the Sahrawi

Jacob Kushner / Truthdig Apr 22, 2024 In the Phosphorus-rich Western Sahara, the government in Rabat used the pandemic as cover for a bloody political crackdown. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Africa

Severe Drought in Southern Africa Leaves Millions on the Brink of Starvation

Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch Apr 5, 2024 Millions across the region are facing severe hunger and livelihood losses, with smallholder farmers striving to cope with the climate crisis and colonial monoculture patterns of farming. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

The Endless Failure of America’s Endless Wars

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Apr 3, 2024 The new junta in Niger tells the U.S. to pack up its war and go home, insisting the current security pact violates their constitution. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

A Grassroots Movement Mobilizes Against Femicide in Kenya

Jacqueline Kubania / Truthdig Mar 6, 2024 Organizers are fighting for wide-ranging reforms and an end to systemic violence against women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Africa

Millions in Sudan at Risk for Starvation as Civil War Rages

Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Feb 26, 2024 With over half the population hungry and starvation deaths increasing by the hour, Sudanese brace for worse as the country enters the lean season on the heels of a harvest season lost to war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

World

South Africa Charges Israel With War Crimes Under Genocide Convention

Lisa Vives / InDepthNews Jan 3, 2024 A hearing at the International Court of Justice into the request is likely in the coming days or weeks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Africa

War Comes for Harvest in Sudan As People Starve

Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Jan 2, 2024 After capturing Gezira, a State in central Sudan that was producing 40% of its wheat, the RSF is set to battle the Sudanese Armed Forces to consolidate control over the country’s agricultural heartland. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

In Lead Up to COP28, Saudis Push Oil on Poor Nations

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Nov 29, 2023 "It's like the tobacco companies that knew the addictive and lethal nature of cigarettes yet continued to get millions of teenagers hooked on them," said one African critic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )