Think again: How Tanzania is forcing hapless Burundian refugees to death via repatriation
Most Burundian refugees in Tanzania fled in 2015 when Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a controversial and potentially unconstitutional third term. It led to massive protests and a violent government and allied militia crackdown.
How Kenya, UNHCR and Turkana County are planning integration of refugees and host communities
Deputy Director of Department of Refugee Services (DRS) Philemon Mwamodo explained role of the Shirika Plan in promoting refugee inclusion and self-reliance, noting that harmonising national refugee frameworks with county development priorities is key to enhancing service delivery and peaceful coexistence.
UN mission calls for speedy resolution of stand-off on VIP security before Somalia’s elections summit
Somali leaders were due to attend a national consultative meeting on elections and other national issues called by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Africa rallies global support for health systems’ reform ahead of Nairobi World Health Summit
UNICEF Representative to Kenya Dhaheen Nilofer said hosting the summit in Nairobi presents a strategic opportunity to elevate Africa’s voice in global health decision-making.
Rebuilding Sudan: Khartoum’s dilapidated airport receives first flight since war broke out in in 2023
The resumption of flights follows a period of relative calm in the capital. The Sudanese government officially relocated its headquarters from Port Sudan to Khartoum on January 11 and the International Organization for Migration estimates that 1.4 million residents have returned to the city.
Human rights groups term the war in Ethiopia’s Oromia region as the most atrocious, but hidden by state
The rebel commander leads the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) from a series of remote forest outpost in Oromia, the country’s biggest region with a population of roughly 40 million people.
Domestic workers push for ratification, implementation of ILO conventions in Kenya to curb abuse
Aima Mohammed a resident of Bamburi, who has worked domestic worker abroad, detailed systemic exploitation faced by Kenyan workers in foreign countries. Aima said that salaries promised in Kenya often differ from what workers received upon arrival.
Survival of critically endangered African penguins found off coast of South Africa threatened by bird flu
In a statement released in December 2025, the organisation said over 1,000 African penguins had died from bird flu since 2018.
How Namibia’s cultural bazaar demystifies creatives by turning them into an economic resource with high returns
For Jackson Karipo, founder of Art by Jackson, working in visual and digital arts allows him to bring creativity directly into public spaces, helping people connect with the stories embedded in art.
Kenya holds public consultations to ratify ILO conventions to shield domestic workers from exploitation, underpayment
ILO Conventions 189 and 190 would formalise protections for domestic workers and redefine the employer-domestic worker relationship in Kenyan households, representing a historic step in extending fundamental labour rights to one of the country’s most vulnerable groups.
