Humanitarian Crisis

Tunisia is confronting what international rights groups call a “pervading injustice,” as President Kais Saied’s government intensifies a sweeping crackdown on dissent, jailing opposition leaders, crippling civil society, and dismantling the democratic gains that once made the North African nation a beacon of hope after the Arab Spring. In a coordinated outcry, Human Rights Watch […]

Ivory Coast has heightened security at its northern borders and ordered the registration of asylum seekers in response to a surge of refugees fleeing a wave of terrorist attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM group in southern Mali, the country’s National Security Council (NSC) announced on Thursday. The NSC statement attributed the unusual influx to “attacks […]

Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, releasing the 81-year-old author after a year in jail on charges of “undermining national unity,” following a direct appeal from Germany. The Algerian presidency announced the decision on Wednesday, stating that President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had accepted a request from his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to pardon Sansal on […]

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing mounting international and domestic backlash over allegations of state repression and the killing of protesters, plunging the nation into its most severe political crisis since independence in 1961. The turmoil stems from a disputed October 2025 election, which she won with 98% of the vote amid widespread accusations […]

In a stark alert, the United Nations has warned that humanitarian relief operations in Sudan are teetering on the brink of total collapse, threatening to deepen the already catastrophic Sudan humanitarian crisis. The warning comes amid escalating violence following the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) takeover of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The UN’s […]