Sudan is the world's largest producer of gum arabic, harvested from acacia trees, though most of the high-value processing and refining takes place in Europe. The report says the Sudanese army, the ...

From visa processors to refugee registration and humanitarian aid, states have outsourced public functions to intermediaries ...

A recent US Supreme Court decision has exposed 100,000s of Haitians to potential deportation, yet their home country is in no ...

The Tigray Defence Force was one of the world’s most gender inclusive militaries but failed to protect its female troops.

The government’s drive to demonstrate progress has made some soldiers hostile to those needing to leave their homes.

The EU recently claimed its support for the Libyan Coast Guard has reduced violence, but NGOs say it creates an incentive for ...

The images that stay with me the most from my time serving as Sudan’s deputy humanitarian coordinator, focused on Darfur in ...

Nearly one million women and girls have been cut off from aid since January 2025, as donor cuts deepen and available funding is steered to large international organisations, a UN Women report says. It ...

Using narratives to communicate in the humanitarian and development space is particularly problematic. Here’s why.

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The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has yet to reach its peak, but treatment centres are already at saturation point, with health officials warning that far ...