Can climate change mitigation quell ethnic conflict?
The common denominator in the ethnic conflicts in the Karamoja region in eastern Uganda and the north-western Kenya is the devastating...
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Tanzania forces the Maasai from their land to make way for trophy hunters and tourists
The Maasai have suffered over a century of forced evictions from their ancestral lands in Tanzania in the name of both game hunting and...
Kenyan court: Facebook played role in fueling Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
[Source Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images] Ethiopians suing Meta for failing to adequately moderate content that amplified...
Kenya: LGBTQ ruling angers political leaders as gays & lesbians live in fear
The backlash arising from a Supreme Court ruling granting gays and lesbians the right to associate has raised fears of increased...
2023: A Moment of Truth for Global Displacement
In the first months of 2022, the number of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution worldwide surpassed 100 million for the...
Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence
From Kenya to India and the Philippines, more frequent and intense extreme weather events have led to escalating threats against women...
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still reverberating around the world—and setting the stage for more large-scale violence to come. Will...
Ethiopia, Tigray Rebels Agree to African Union Monitoring Team
NAIROBI — Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, will travel to Ethiopia's Tigray region to oversee monitoring of last month’s peace...
Climate Change is Driving Millions to the Precipice of a ‘Raging Food Catastrophe’
In the Horn of Africa, a climate change-induced drought is exposing cracks in the global food system and pushing humanitarian aid to a...
Climate Change and Regional Instability in the Horn of Africa
Climate change is exacerbating instability in the Horn of Africa. Democratizing climate awareness, respecting African energy needs, and...
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