The Sahel region sits below the Sahara. It is a massive stretch of contested land stretching from Mauritius to Eritrea. The region is filled with vibrant culture, varying ethnicities, and nomadic peoples. This land is rich with resources, human and natural resources, yet it is...
Thanks to capitalism’s approach to the economy, the last several decades have witnessed an increase in human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation, climate change, environmental degradation, and rising income inequalities....
In Ethiopia, tensions between the national government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) date back to 2018 and escalated into war in early November 2020 ...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the modern road map for equality and freedom. It declares that all human beings are born free and equal with basic human rights. ...
Last week, at least 27 people drowned in the English Channel when their boat sank off the coast of Calais. The international organisation for migration has announced this is the biggest single loss of life in the channel, since data was first collected in 2014....
Climate change may become the defining crisis of our time and disaster displacement will likely become one of its most prevalent consequences. ...
Africa hosts over one-third of the global population of forcibly displaced persons. Due to protracted wars, conflicts and violence, political uncertainty, and climate change related disasters, 29 million people in Africa have been forcibly displaced from their homes....
In just 10 days, the Taliban swept across Afghanistan after the majority of Afghan security forces had been forced to surrender or flee to neighbouring countries....
Since 2017, there has been protracted crises in the Northern region of Mozambique due to climate disturbances and ongoing conflict. While the Cabo Delgado territory has faced endemic insecurity over the last few years, the situation has deteriorated drastically in recent months....
The headlines are daunting: “Environmental migrants up to 1 billion by 2050”. The impact of accelerating climate change on the planet and those who live on it are increasingly inescapable....