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In photos: A day in the life of Benghazi's war
BENGHAZI 20 April 2015 (IRIN) - In 2011, the Libyan city of Benghazi was the capital of the revolution that toppled President Muammar Gaddafi. Four years on, the city is a front line in a brutal civil...
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South Africa’s xenophobia problem: dispelling the myths
NAIROBI 21 April 2015 (IRIN) - Xenophobia doesn’t exist in isolation. It needs social problems and economic hardship to flourish. After an upsurge in violence in Durban and Johannesburg that has...
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Yemenis need trade more than Saudi aid
BEIRUT 23 April 2015 (IRIN) - If the Saudi Arabian-led coalition wants to prove its commitment to the people of Yemen, it must allow freer access for trade vessels. Trade, not aid, is the real...
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Why are Ethiopian Israelis protesting?
JERUSALEM 04 May 2015 (IRIN) - For the last few days, Ethiopian-Jews in Israel and their supporters have been protesting against police brutality and racism. The protests were sparked by a video of...
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Zimbabwe plunges towards a food crisis
MHONDORO-NGEZI 14 May 2015 (IRIN) - Farisai Moyo was hoping for a bumper harvest this year, but all he has to show for his hard work is a field of wilted maize – the result of a prolonged dry spell...
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Which countries are failing to deliver Gaza aid?
JERUSALEM 22 May 2015 (IRIN) - Gulf Arab states and Turkey have spectacularly failed to fulfill their pledges to Gaza, contributing the bulk of a two-thirds shortfall in promised assistance to the...
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Stigma leaves Liberia’s Ebola workers high and dry
MONROVIA 11 June 2015 (IRIN) - Liberia's Ebola outbreak is finally over, but many Liberians who risked their lives helping in the year-long battle to eradicate the virus are now being discriminated...
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Greek financial showdown overshadows refugee crisis
MYTILENE 30 June 2015 (IRIN) - In the shadow of Greece’s bitter row with creditors, the refugee crisis unfolding in its islands has been pushed from the headlines, but boats carrying migrants and...
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Photo feature: Sierra Leoneans still feeling the impact of Ebola
FREETOWN 02 July 2015 (IRIN) - Sierra Leone is beginning to show some signs of recovering from the ongoing Ebola outbreak, but many family are still struggling to survive.
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Life still hard in northern Mali, despite peace deal
BAMAKO 04 September 2015 (IRIN) - A peace accord was signed in Mali earlier this year, but ongoing conflict continues to impact the livelihoods of millions in the north of the country.
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Bitcoin for good? - From the dark web to the light
LONDON 05 October 2015 (IRIN) - It’s the dark web’s currency of choice: for drugs, blackmail and worse. Its exchange rate has been wildly volatile. Why then are aid agencies, child rights advocates and...
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Since you've been gone: the families migrants leave behind
AMANKWU 08 October 2015 (IRIN) - Every migrant who sets out on a journey leaves behind a family. Our natural focus is on the odyssey, and the crisis that drives people from their homes. But migration...
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Crude awakening: can oil benefit the people of the Niger Delta?
PORT HARCOURT 04 November 2015 (IRIN) - The thick, acrid smoke billowing above the tree line is the telltale sign of local refining of stolen crude oil in Nigeria’s troubled Niger Delta, but...
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COP21: Indonesia and its palm problem
JAKARTA 30 November 2015 (IRIN) - Progress in the fight against global warming may hinge on the future of one tiny fruit in Southeast Asia.
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COP21: Think big to save small islands
NAIROBI 01 December 2015 (IRIN) - Postcard beaches, great fishing, and… and an existential threat from runaway global warming. The world’s small island states have much in common, not all of it good.
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COP21: Food – the big picture*
LONDON 07 December 2015 (IRIN) - Global food security is not just about how much we grow. To achieve it, we need to look at the bigger picture, particularly at the way in which water and energy needs...
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COP21: Briefing on climate financing
NAIROBI 11 December 2015 (IRIN) - As we reach the business end of the negotiations, here’s IRIN’s lowdown on the complex and all-important money issue
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COP21: The good, the bad ... and the OK
PARIS 14 December 2015 (IRIN) - The world has its first universal climate accord. The Paris Agreement is more ambitious than expected, and makes a distinct effort to balance the interests of both rich...
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COP21: Counting the money
PARIS 14 December 2015 (IRIN) - The rejoicing and back-slapping at the conclusion at the weekend of the Paris climate summit extended even to the African delegations. Historically sidelined, they had...
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How Boko Haram is killing off farms
YOLA 17 December 2015 (IRIN) - More than 17,000 farmers in northeastern Nigeria have been displaced by Boko Haram since 2012. Thousands of other young people, who were to inherit these lands, have also...
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