This time last year, countries in East Africa were leading the continent in economic growth. Now, much of that progress is at risk as the region faces a dangerous triple threat: torrential rain and flooding, voracious swarms of locusts and the coronavirus pandemic.
Refugees Are 60 Percent More Likely To Be Financially Impacted By COVID-19, New Research Finds
Refugees are more likely to work in sectors financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and refugee-hosting countries are projected to experience slower growth in 2020.
Monday’s MINUSMA Mandate Renewal Crucial for Millions of Malians
Senior Advocate for West and Central Africa Alexandra Lamarche comments on the United Nations Security Council vote to renew MINUSMA’s mandate for another year.
The National Interest: The Coronavirus Has Become Terrorists’ Combat Weapon of Choice
Armed groups from Boko Haram and al-Shabaab in Africa to Hayat Tahrir as-Sham in Syria to MS13 and Barrio 18 gangs in El Salvador continue to engage in violence despite the United Nations’ Secretary-General call for a global ceasefire amid COVID-19.
Augmentation de la faim au Sahel: l’impact involontaire de la prévention de la COVID‑19
Alors que la COVID‑19 se répand dans la région africaine du Sahel, les menaces qui pèsent sur les populations les plus vulnérables se multiplient.
Mounting Hunger in the Sahel: The Unintended Impact of COVID-19 Prevention
As governments combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Sahel, an unintended consequence has emerged: worsening food insecurity.
Fair Observer | The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia
Somalia, which is already beset by a series of natural and manmade calamities, is now bracing itself for the worst amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Hill | Locust Response in East Africa: Sounding the Alarm
A locust crisis of historical proportions continues to spread across almost a dozen countries in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The effort to address the damage done by the expanding locust infestation will require much more focus and attention, increased political will, and significant financial resources. The United States needs to move quickly to…
Displaced Chadians: Caught between Deadly Violence and a Deadly Virus
Many Chadians now find themselves trapped between violence and the looming humanitarian threat of a new deadly virus.
Cameroon’s NWSW Crisis Ignites New Fault Line of Conflict
As Cameroon struggles to get its bearings in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, civil war continues to rage in the English-speaking North West and South West regions of the country and has displaced more than 700,000 people.