Something changes when a woman occupies an office men have treated as their natural inheritance. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s appointment on 29 September 2026 makes that change visible in Morocco. For...

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The African Feminist Collective on Feminist-Informed Policies (AFiP Collective) argues that reparations cannot be understood as a symbolic apology, development assistance, or historical closure but ra...

Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.

For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.

The UK has imposed new sanctions against 6 individuals fuelling Sudan's war, following the Foreign Secretary's visit to the Sudan-Chad border.

A grassroots initiative offers support for those carrying war-time trauma.

The 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), recently concluded in Morocco, was far more than just a sporting event. It served as a lens through which pre-existing social, political, and reg...

Ottawa must close a loophole in the Arms Trade Treaty that is allowing Canada’s defence exports to be used in abusive ways

In Brussels we convened a rountable titled Bridging Policy and Practice roundtable to examine how European development cooperation is navigating an increasingly complex global landscape. Following the...

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A new typology helps explain why perpetrators target reproduction and why international law has been so slow to hold them accountable.

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If slavery is the material and metaphysical womb of the modern world, reparations will require nothing less than the end of this world.

Addis Ababa’s willingness to work with regional rivals in the Middle East shows its practical approach to foreign relations.

The G20 has an important role to play in global affairs. But its lack of representation and informal way of working need to be fixed first.

The head of one of the main relief agencies trying to help the people of Sudan says the situation in the country is the worst it has ever been. She says the month of April has been the bloodiest for…

What’s surprising about Habyarimana’s death and its aftermath is how it created deep fissures within the international community and Africa.

By late this week, the South African troops were effectively prisoners or hostages of the M23 rebels after bloody battles during the rebels' advance on Goma.

The attack caused "utter carnage" at a nearby hospital, where dozens sought medical attention.

A comprehensive strategy does not seem to be an immediate priority for Congolese authorities with an eye on elections.

As the 91-year-old president prepares to run for an eighth term in October, speculation is intensifying about how the regime ends

The situation complicates procurement for technology manufacturers, who are under scrutiny to ensure that metals used in their products are not sourced from conflict zones like eastern Congo

On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, le...

Throughout the year the Guardian aimed to report on every woman whose death has led to a man being charged

The AU has a responsibility to intervene to protect civilians.

The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.

The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.

When Shiori Ito’s case was dropped, she turned the camera on herself to find justice.

The women celebrating the destruction of jails and dungeons will now be wondering why their own oppression cannot also be dismantled, says author Mona Eltahawy