Did a piece on the rash of Boko Haram surrenders. It includes a teaser on an upcoming story on sulhu - a controversial ends-justifies-the-means govt programme thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2021/… (The New Humanitarian)

This story took me six months to research and report. I owe a big debt of gratitude to a lot of people. thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2021/8/19… (The New Humanitarian)

“At a high level of government, the peace dividend is being enjoyed, but in the communities, people are more frustrated than ever. This peace, as it is, cannot put food on the table.” thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2021/8/23…

Journalist Désiré Nimubona has been travelling across Burundi as a truth and reconciliation commission exhumes thousands of mass graves dating back to the 1970s. Here he reflects on the country’s troubled past – as well as his own. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/9…

Goma is an aid hub but there’s been little support for Congolese displaced by Mount Nyiragongo. Read Sophie Neiman on the slow, politicised relief effort. thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2… (The New Humanitarian)

Hundreds were killed, 1000s forced to flee in western Niger. And Europe-supported strategies did little to tackle it. Our latest for The New Humanitarian, with Aksar Moussa Tomas Statius & great editing by Philip Kleinfeld. thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

"To identify bodies, the search teams weren’t taking DNA samples: Instead, they held up belts, shoes, clothes, and other items pulled from the ground in the hope that residents would recognise who they belonged to." Désiré Nimubona The New Humanitarian #longreads thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2021/9…

The Tigray rebel advance has created a spillover humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions, overwhelming an already overstretched aid mission. Maria Gerth-Niculescu reports from the ground: thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

Best piece of reporting yet on the terrible cost of the war in Amhara by Maria Gerth-Niculescu for The New Humanitarian after the Tigray forces went on the offensive in July into the region. thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

The deportation of humanitarian officials in Ethiopia silences those wanting to speak out, and leaves some agencies rudderless at a time when they are needed the most. Maria Gerth-Niculescu reports: thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2021/10/1… (The New Humanitarian)

I have a new piece up at The New Humanitarian, on the way the state produces violence in #SouthSudan that the international community is keen to depoliticise as "inter-communal" violence. thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2022/…

🌍 Throughout 2022 we’ve been reporting on the local dialogues Sahelian communities have held with jihadists to try and mitigate conflict. You can find it all wrapped up here in a year-end review. THREAD thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2022/1…

“How long are we going to pay for the political interests of the militias and the army?” – Darfuri rights monitor Ahmed Gouja (GOUJA AHMED) offers his thoughts on the unrest roiling Sudan. thenewhumanitarian.org/video/2023/04/…

will never give up the fight for justice in Darfur. I will not stop documenting crimes and calling for an end to impunity. I will always seek to bring attention to what is happening in my region. The next generation deserves nothing less. thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/first-…

Exclusive🧵: Egyptian authorities are conducting mass deportations of thousands of Sudanese refugees fleeing a war zone and one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies. The New Humanitarian and the Refugees Platform in Egypt (Refugees Platform in Egypt - منصة اللاجئين في مصر) have been investigating the

Egyptian authorities are conducting mass deportations of thousands of Sudanese refugees fleeing a war zone and one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies. The Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) and The New Humanitarian (The New Humanitarian) have been investigating the

Inside Egypt's secret scheme to detain and deport thousands of Sudanese refugees. Mass pushbacks are being carried out as the EU offers Cairo billions in its latest anti-migrant deal. Investigation by The New Humanitarian/Refugees Platform in Egypt - منصة اللاجئين في مصر thenewhumanitarian.org/investigations…

Read my article on The New Humanitarian about communal kitchens in Khartoum state, share and support the live-saving efforts! thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…