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Agriculture as the Foundation of Post-War Reconstruction in Sudan
A New Lens on Sudan’s Recovery Agriculture in fragile and conflict-affected states is often viewed as a technical sector — a means of producing ... -
Beyond SAF and RSF: Why Sudan’s War Cannot Be Understood Through Two Actors Alone
Throughout Sudan’s war, most diplomatic efforts have treated the conflict as a struggle between two actors: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid ... -
Somalia: A State without Settlement
In early June, a warm evening in Mogadishu was punctuated once again by the staccato of gunfire and mortar shells. Not the result of ... -
Somalia in the Crosshairs: the Consequences of the Iran War on Somalia
The US-Israel war on Iran has had global ramifications in the cost of daily life and geopolitical calculations. Because of geographical proximity, political instability, ... -
Somalia: The Disappeared
On the evening of 26 June 2021, a woman named Ikran Tahlil Farah left her home in Mogadishu after receiving a call from a ... -
The $2.68 Million Fence vs. The Forest’s People
On February 27, 2026, the Keiyo Indigenous Community filed a formal grievance with the United Nations Development Programme’s Social and Environmental Compliance Unit, alleging ... -
Sovereignty without control: Sudan, gold and the limits of international law
In 2024, as Sudan reeled from one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, UAE imports of its gold jumped by 70%. Millions had been ... -
The Man Who Refused to Be Silenced
The first time my father was taken to prison, I was a toddler and did not know what prison was. When I asked where ... -
What Al-Shabaab Understands About Somali Authority
In south-central Somalia, a trader knows what to expect at an al-Shabaab checkpoint. The rate is fixed, set out in a published schedule. The ... -
Beyond the headlines, does Kenya have the political will to end femicides?
On June 1st, as Kenya marked Madaraka (self-governance) Day, a different kind of freedom match took place on the streets of Nairobi. Women’s rights ...
