Africa is burning, not metaphorically, but in measurable realities of conflict, collapse, and abandonment. Old wars refuse to end, new crises are born faster than diplomacy can name them, and the continent has become the gravitational centre of global disorder. This is not accidental. It is the consequence of a world order that has lost […]
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There is a crisis in Nigeria, a smouldering fire of insecurity that has turned vast regions of the country—particularly the North and the Sahelian fringes—into conflict zones where violence has become an everyday reality. It has been five years since HumAngle was founded to document, analyse, and make sense of this as it threatens the […]
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In August, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared Mpox a public health emergency following a surge in cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the virus was first identified. It has since spread to other African countries and beyond, including the United States of America. […]
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A new report released by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), a multidisciplinary organization working on the drivers of violent conflicts, shows that 2023 experienced the highest number of state-based conflicts since 1946, with Africa being the hardest hit over several decades. The report, which painted a global conflict landscape, has highlighted the severe and […]
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The latest incident of drone interception, when Somali National Army (SNA) forces shot down two reconnaissance drones in the Ceel Dheer district of Galgaduud region on Feb. 15, adds to a pattern of terrorists in Africa using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for their operations. This was not the first time Al-Shabaab’s use of drones would […]
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Africa has a history of conflicts that have remained unresolved for many years. The civil war in South Sudan lasted over six years, with over 3.9 million people displaced from their homes. The Burkina Faso Conflict that started in 2016 led to at least 7,600 deaths in 2023 alone. The unstable conflicts in DR Congo […]
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The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) has appointed Makmid Kamara as its inaugural regional director for Africa and the Middle East. In a statement released on Tuesday, IFPIM described the announcement as a crucial step in advancing its work in the region. “Kamara will guide the International Fund’s strategy and grant-making across Africa […]
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Lost on a jungle trail, all on her own, Aliah Atebo had been left behind by her travelling companions, a group of migrants driven forward by their desire to get to the United States. All around her were dead bodies; people who had set out on the journey, just like her, but had failed. Would […]
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A new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has challenged established beliefs over the motivations that cause people to join violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. Instead of religious ideology, job opportunities are the driving force behind the recruitment of individuals into these dangerous organisations, according to the report. The report, entitled “Journey […]
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More than half of people living with diabetes in Africa are undiagnosed, an analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown. The WHO’s estimate is that only 46 per cent of people living with diabetes in Africa know they have the condition. The failure to diagnose the disease early enough is exacerbating the situation […]
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Lack of potable water as the drought season lengthens is increasing the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for women and girls in Kenya as they are burdened with walking long distances to fetch water, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed. In some areas, about 90 per cent of water points have […]
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The Islamic State has increased the number of Hausa language social media accounts, signalling their focus on local insurgencies in Africa, a leading group of extremism analysts say. The Jihadist group has opened a “regional outlet” increasing its output of messages, graphics, and clips in the language most spoken in the Lake Chad area, a […]
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