Horn of Africa

Raytheon sponsors the Girl Scouts of America. BAE Systems is reading your toddlers their favorite fairytale stories. And Lockheed Martin funds children’s math and STEM festivals. This is done with great fanfare, supposedly to empower and inspire children to pursue...

In June, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Preventing External Aggression and Conflict Escalation (PEACE) in Sudan Act of 2026. In the House, the pending U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act and the RSF Terrorism Designation Act partly overlap...

The latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance indicates a broadly mixed picture on the campaign against corruption on the continent. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance data brief on anti-corruption shows that Africa’s average anti-corruption score rose...

Refugees fleeing violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region cross the Tekeze River into Sudan in November 2020. Credit: UNHCR/Hazim Elhag By Elizabeth Tan GENEVA, Jul 27 2026 (IPS) Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains...

Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here . With Washington’s revised ceasefire initiative drawing cautious engagement from Khartoum and diplomatic activity around Sudan intensifying, much of the week’s political maneuvering both abroad and at home revolved around preparing for a...

In 2025, 13.5 million ‘zero-dose’ children did not receive vaccinations in their first year. More than half of these children live in fragile, conflict-affected or vulnerable countries, where immunization may be disrupted due to a number of factors. Credit: UNICEF By...

The Trump administration is doing everything it can to get rid of what it considers to be “undesirable” people. The administration has removed temporary protected status (TPS) for more than a million people from over a dozen countries. It is sending...

While the Western media continues to hype Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia as incredible military achievements that are sapping Russia’s will to fight, the reality is that Russia continues an unrelenting bombing and missile campaign that is destroying critical Ukrainian...

I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what’s going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon. Okay, okay, I take back that “only” and...

Somalia’s long-running conflict has pushed thousands of people, including children, into the al-Shabaab militant group Originally published on Global Voices Members of the Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group Al Shabaab stand after giving themselves up to forces of the African Union Mission in...

A cargo vessel docked at a port facility. Credit: UNCTAD By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 2026 (IPS) The full economic impact of the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz may not become clear until the second half of 2026, warns the...

Aerial view of the Port of Dubai Emirate located in Jebel Ali district, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Credit: WikiMedia/Imre Solt By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 2026 (IPS) Despite the importance of international trade as an engine for economic growth and development,...

The US Treasury Secretary has outlined his vision for the United States in the world, where economic coercion is to be castigated unless the US itself is the one doing the coercing. Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has...

In early July, an Iranian civilian aircraft landed in Houthi-controlled Sana’a, breaching a Saudi air blockade in place for nearly a decade. Then, as the Saudi-led coalition publicly threatened strikes of "unprecedented force" against targets such as Hodeidah port and Sana’a...

When a remote east African city was being shelled by Somaliland soldiers three years ago, a German academic became an unlikely messenger for the beleaguered inhabitants of Las Anod. Dr Markus Hoehne, an anthropologist then at Leipzig University, spoke Somali and...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (right). They have called for the universal abolition of the death penalty. Credit: UN Photo/Violaine Martin By Shuli Wong UNITED NATIONS, Jul 3 2026 (IPS) While the movement...

A former Marine Corps officer, military adviser to the Élysée, and long-standing observer of Franco-African relations, Colonel Peer De Jong has co-authored Out of Africa with Frédéric Lejeal. The conclusion is clear: in the space of three years, France has...

Half a decade later and I still remember his voice. A young man lies on the ground, begging, pleading, screaming as another man, swinging a machete, forces him to place his right arm on a small wooden bench. The attacker...

By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jun 29 2026 (IPS) On the night of 29 June 1976, just before midnight, I stood among my fellow Seychellois at the heart of a moment that would change our history forever. James Alix Michel We...

The soccer supremo has been criticised for interfering in the award of tournaments to Morocco and Saudi Arabia, as well as not banning Israel from international competition Daniel Tester is a news journalist focussed on the Middle East North Africa region Cross-posted...

The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt met in Cairo this week to discuss regional affairs in the wake of the Iran war. Their discussions ranged from security in the Gulf to developments in Lebanon and the...

Hassan Aweys, the second-in-command of the Islamic Courts, was a longstanding target of the United States. ( Picture: African Arguments ) 2026 brings a seminal anniversary to the history of Somalia and East Africa, but also an important and overlooked one...

The workers who are moderating the content on social media are working in conditions of extreme labour exploitation. Based on detailed survey evidence with content moderators in Nairobi, Kenya, this report reveals some of the major problems these workers faces. Kings...

The World Cup has highlighted the problems of hyper-commercialisation and sportswashing in football, but the problems ultimately run much deeper than FIFA. Alessio Giussani is the editor-in-chief of the Green European Journal . Cas Mudde is a Dutch professor of political science...

Sephora*, an 18-year-old mother of two, holds her baby girl at the Karibuni wa Mama Clinic supported by SOFEPADI in Bunia, Ituri province, DR Congo, on 25 November 2025. Originally from a remote village, she fled when armed clashes erupted...

The failure to subdue Iran has halted, or shattered, a much larger ambition: a project to change the shape of the Middle East, with a reborn and rejuvenated ‘greater Israel’ at its head David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle...

The roles played by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey in facilitating the “ Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding ” underscore the extent to which regional actors have invested in creating off-ramps for the United States and Iran, and...

As Somalia’s private sector continues to expand, a new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging in industries that were once largely overlooked. Among them is Abdirahman Daacad, a Somali entrepreneur and business leader who has been involved in the development of...

- Photo by Aslam Sha on Unsplash For ages, the idea of anyone being worth a trillion dollars sounded like a four-year-old throwing out a big number for the sake of throwing out a big number. It was mind-bogglingly insane to think...

On June 1, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel’s prime minister launched a major escalation against Lebanon , including threatening airstrikes against the Lebanese capital. The U.S. president called the Israeli leader, furiously...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun on American soil, the first time the United States has hosted the tournament in 32 years. When it concludes, the country will begin preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has begun on American soil, the first time the United States has hosted the tournament in 32 years. When it concludes, the country will begin preparing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In...

Football today functions as the crystallization of the highest stages of capitalist exploitation Paweł Mościcki is a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the author of numerous books and a blog: pawelmoscicki.net...

Trump’s US is embroiled in war crimes on multiple fronts. It does not deserve to host football’s biggest tournament Peter Oborne’s new book, Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, was recently published by Or Books. Cross-posted from Middle...

In October 2023, Israel found an excuse to breathe new life into an old story of slaughter and expulsion. The chief differences this time have been of scale and duration Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the...

Refugees and staff from the Center for Victims of Torture play soccer and celebrate human rights, Minneapolis, USA, June 2023. Credit: CVT By Simon Adams PERTH, Australia, Jun 11 2026 (IPS) This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon...