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The island nation is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, as changing weather patterns bring more dry spells and unpredictable rainy seasons. Sean Smith travelled to the south to meet those affected and to report on the ways they are tr

As El Fasher stands on the precipice of a massacre, rights groups call for sanctions after new testimony describes atrocities carried out by RSF paramilitaries in Sudan Gruesome new testimony details one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudan

The mountain roads of Ethiopias north have long ensured it is a hotbed of cycling, until two years of conflict devastated the region. Now, fragmented teams are reforming, determined to triumph Words and pictures by Fred Harter in Axum, Ethiopia As th

Activists call move absurd, as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, is accused of torture and abusing critics Senior British government officials have congratulated the newly appointed head of the Ugandan army, a man accused of torture

Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation The number of African , many of whom endure horrifying and brutal violence while trapped there, is reaching critical

People living in Nairobis Mathare slum fear that if catastrophic flooding does not bring down their homes, the government will Jane Kalekye trudges through the narrow muddy alley to her tin-roof house in Mathare, one of Kenyas largest slums. Ever sin

From beer rituals to (literally) electrifying punk shows, Karabo Mookis images capture the counterculture of one South African township

With the worlds humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost Before civil war engulfed her Ethiopian home region of Tigray in 2020, Tsega Girma was a prosperous trader who sold sta

Researchers say more bodies of Herero and Nama people from early 20th century concentration camp could be in waters around port The Namibian authorities are being urged to halt plans to extend a port on the Shark Island peninsula after the discovery