The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as ‘Ali Kushayb’ and feared in Darfur as the “Colonel of Colonels” to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in 2003-2004. The sentence, handed down on today in The Hague, follows his October conviction […]

After 30 years of bloodshed, proxy wars, and political theatre, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace agreement that many are calling historic. But in the Great Lakes region, where hope and disappointment walk side by side, it is fair to ask: Is this the beginning of peace—or another carefully choreographed […]

Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP on Sunday. One source said 13 arrests had been made, with another adding that all the detainees are serving soldiers except one, who is a former member of the […]

US President Donald Trump has said that he did not want Somali immigrants in the United States, telling reporters they should “go back to where they came from.” He described Somalia as a country “with no structure.” These remarks coincided with reports of a planned immigration enforcement operation targeting Minnesota’s large Somali community, including Congresswoman […]

Deportations of Sudanese refugees escaping the world’s largest humanitarian crisis for safety in neighbouring Egypt have accelerated over the past 12 months, escalating a campaign of repression that was exposed in a joint investigation by The New Humanitarian and the Refugees Platform in Egypt last year. Critics say the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) – the […]

The country’s National Electoral Commission has stated they were “unable to conclude the electoral process” days after the African Union (AU) issued a strong condemnation of the November 26 military coup hours before the results were supposed to be declared. In a statement, the AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, reiterated the body’s “zero tolerance […]

The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the violent crackdown and severe human rights violations that followed Tanzania’s 2025 general elections. In a submission to the ICC, supported by the World Jurists Association and the Madrid Bar Association, the lawyers accused the government of killings in multiple regions after President Samia Hassan won […]

UN Agencies operating in Somalia have laid off about 700 staff, citing severe funding shortages. Officials say financial support from international donors has stalled, affecting funding for development and humanitarian programs, including projects previously supported by USAID. Scores of international staff have also been affected by the reduction in the workforce. The cuts come at […]

The White House has alleged that Kenya is among the countries using funds from a large-scale fraud scheme involving Somali migrants in the United States, intensifying criticism of US refugee and asylum policies under the Trump administration. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Somali immigrants linked to non-profit organizations in Minnesota of defrauding US taxpayers of […]