Migrants in line of fire as battle to take Tripoli rages onRefugees held at military detention centres say they have become targets of air strikesWed May 08 2019 - 20:28
Calls for Libyan shooting to be investigated as ‘war crime’Refugees and migrants were praying inside a detention centre when fighters opened fireFri Apr 26 2019 - 17:43
‘Does the world have eyes? Tell the world we are humans, not animals’Hungry refugee children are trapped in appalling conditions on Libya’s war front linesSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces close in on TripoliUN’s Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ after meeting with Libyan National Army leaderFri Apr 05 2019 - 21:22
Migrants accused of hijacking ship taken to Maltese capitalPassengers reported to have taken over tanker to prevent it being sent back to LibyaThu Mar 28 2019 - 20:18
Pianist in the rubble: A Palestinian-Syrian refugee’s journey through musicAeham Ahmad’s videos from Damascus were proof of music’s power in times of turmoilSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Médecins Sans Frontières says children are starving in Libyan detention centresEuropean policies enabling 'inhumane' conditions for those who tried reaching continentThu Mar 21 2019 - 00:00
New Daughters of Africa review: vast and nuanced collectionAnthology edited by Margaret Busby covers themes of racism, feminism and migrationSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
What being named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list means to meSally Hayden was interviewing a South Sudanese rebel when she heard she had made the cutSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
Six people died every day crossing the Mediterranean in 2018New figures from UNHCR demonstrate impact of reduced search and rescue operationsTue Jan 29 2019 - 18:54
Rescued at sea, locked up, then sold to smugglersIn Libya, refugees returned by EU-funded ships are thrust back into a world of exploitationWed Jan 16 2019 - 01:00
Risk of death, or capture by Libyan coast guard worth taking for Ibrahim (17)Rescue ships have alleviated a catastrophic death toll, claim charities and the UNFri Dec 28 2018 - 05:00
Desperation builds in Libyan migrant detention centresSuicide attempt reported as Amnesty calls for Europe to offer more resettlement placesWed Nov 14 2018 - 11:59
Somali returned to Libya under Italian policy sets himself on fireMan told friends he had lost all hope of being evacuated to a safe countryThu Oct 25 2018 - 18:06
Migrants deaths in Mediterranean reach record percentageNew figures show that one in five died trying to cross from Libya in SeptemberThu Oct 04 2018 - 21:12
TB in Liberia: ‘I thought it was African sun – meaning you’re cursed’Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis takes heavy toll on poor as UN seeks to curb diseaseSat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
‘Live free or die trying on the sea’: Limbo in Libya for unregistered refugeesLack of registration by UNHCR or authorities ‘makes it harder to ensure people are safe’Wed Sept 12 2018 - 01:00
Libya violence: When a phone is the difference between life and deathDesperate people trapped in war zone Libya have been sharing their experiencesWed Sept 05 2018 - 01:00
Migrants in Libya detention centre say their lives are in perilHundreds sent back to war-torn country by EU-backed coast guard report dire conditionsTue Aug 28 2018 - 01:00
Uganda’s ‘gossip tax’ forces phone users into a boycottUgandans say the charge to use social media harms education and familiesSat Jul 07 2018 - 01:00
After long dictatorship, Gambia’s victims step forwardA reckoning is under way as ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s crimes come to lightFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
‘Abandoned in captivity’: Chibok kidnappings cast long shadowMore than 1,000 children taken by Boko Haram since start of Nigerian conflict in 2009Sat Apr 14 2018 - 01:00
Facebook used to cripple opposition in run-up to Cambodia’s electionsSocial media company denies it is being misused by ruling government to suppress dissentTue Mar 20 2018 - 05:00
Arrests and torture of Syrian refugees returning home reportedEvidence grows of systemic abuse of vast numbers of Syrians going back from EuropeSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:01
‘We’ve seen too many girls bleed to death’: eradicating FGM in UgandaThe UN wants to stop female genital mutilation by 2030. Locals say they’re changingTue Feb 06 2018 - 21:28
Africa’s crossroads: Corrupt smugglers profit from refugees in SudanFor many in Sudan, the dream of escape to Europe is worth extreme risk to life and limbThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
A tale of two fathers: ‘The way I miss my kids is indescribable’‘The thing that hurts the most is that you can’t provide your kids’ basic needs. It’s not about luxury’Sat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
Road to Damascus: the Syrian refugees who want to go home‘Reverse migration’ from Europe is growing. But it’s a dangerous, difficult journeySat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
‘No spitting’: Madagascar’s pneumonic plagueAn outbreak of the plague has caused the death of 165 people so far in one of the world’s poorest countriesSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Boko Haram conflict leaves humanitarian crisis in its wakeIslamist group’s insurgency has left millions displaced in northern NigeriaThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
‘My father was shot by his friend’: the children of Boko HaramIslamist terror group has abducted 10,000 children with some handed over by parentsFri Aug 25 2017 - 20:27
Nigeria’s Boko Haram-fighting vigilantes losing heartAccused of abuses and deployment of child soldiers, CJTF volunteers are giving up fightMon Aug 07 2017 - 17:09
Escaping Boko Haram: The mother who hid her child in a ditch for nine monthsNigerian woman describes the moment the violent militias arrived in her home townSat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00
Inside the headquarters of Boko Haram’s former caliphateFormer captives describe brutal executions and militants celebrating suicide bombingsWed Jul 12 2017 - 01:00
A week of bombings in the birthplace of Boko HaramConflict sponsored by Islamist group changes from military assaults to guerrilla tacticsFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00
Inside the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugeesTradition and culture bind 80,000 displaced people in Jordan as war enters seventh yearWed Mar 22 2017 - 02:00
Syrian refugees in Lebanon find relative safety but little securitySome 1.5m refugees have fled into a poor country seven times smaller than IrelandSat Feb 04 2017 - 02:00
Trump’s wall: In Central America, migrants are undeterredUS is still a magnet for the many trying to escape crime and violence at homeMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
The war the world forgot: Nigeria’s displaced contemplate returning homeAttacks and kidnappings continue, leaving people who fled their homes with a hard choiceSat Jun 11 2016 - 03:00
Book review: Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship by Anjan SundaramAnjan Sundaram’s troubling account of his time running a journalism training programme for a small group of RwandansSat May 21 2016 - 01:19
Rwandan media is still suffering fallout of 1994 genocideThe history of ‘hate’ media inciting killing has led to a form of censorship nowFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
Thousands of Malian refugees ‘on verge of going home’Life in Mentao for the inhabitants is little more than a twilight existenceWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Mary Robinson reflects on Rwanda anniversaryFormer president of Ireland played prominent role in 20th anniversary commemorationsTue Apr 08 2014 - 18:21
Rwanda remembers: ‘It simply should never have happened’Commemorations focused on themes of remembrance, unity and renewalTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Cop. Farmer. Nutritionist. RockbreakerMalawi has a female president, but women still play a subservient role in the home, have limited access to education, and suffer violence and ill health. Four mothers describe their lives, hopes and role modelsSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Teen Clubs aim to speak up and end the silence surrounding HIVThrough plays, debates, games and quizzes, young Maliwans are learning about ending the stigma of HIVTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
