Somalia looks to the future as the UN’s political mission closes
31/10/2026: For three decades the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia has supported efforts to create constitutional processes, human rights frameworks and the development of governance structures in the country. As this support ends, specialist UN humanitarian and development agencies will remain to respond to continuing conflict and climate shocks.
Source: UN News
Investigators find Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine
26/10/2026: The latest report of the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine finds that the Russian authorities have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking civilians and vital energy infrastructure, among other violations of international law.
Source: UN News
Oxfam condemns Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron
26/10/2026: Oxfam has issued a statement alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Hebron amounts to a policy of ethnic cleansing. It refers to destruction of factories, workshops, and business premises in parallel with movement restrictions and forced displacement.
Source: Oxfam International
Why sanctions are not stifling Sudan’s war economy
20/10/2026: Since the outbreak of the brutal civil war in Sudan in April 2023, the US, British, and Canadian governments, along with the European Union and UN, have imposed targeted sanctions on individuals and companies tied to the bloodshed. These measures have proved to be largely ineffective.
Source: African Arguments
Can diplomacy stop another Ethiopia-Eritrea war?
19/10/2026: Ethiopia has installed a new administration in conflict-hit Tigray after federal forces pushed back Tigrayan fighters. But tensions with Eritrea continue to raise fears of a wider regional war. The US and UK have called on the two countries to exercise restraint and return to dialogue under their 2018 peace framework.
Source: DW
How the Houthi-Saudi conflict is affecting African countries
9/10/2026: African economies are already suffering from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, which is making fuel and fertilizer scarce and more expensive. If the Bab el-Mandeb Strait also becomes impassable, the situation could deteriorate further.
Source: DW
Guterres condemns new US sanctions on International Criminal Court
9/10/2026: The US has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing to “dismantle the ICC, brick by brick”. The UN Secretary-General has strongly criticised the US decision and independent human rights experts have called on countries committed to the rule of law to stand together in defence of the Court.
Source: UN News
Ethiopia’s return to conflict: a spiralling regional polycrisis
8/10/2026: The escalating violence in Tigray is a civilian catastrophe reflecting deep domestic rifts. Ethiopia needs relief, reconstruction and a political reconfiguration. But its conflict cannot be separated from the broader picture, as wars in Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Iran and beyond enmesh to devastating effect.
Source: The Guardian
Can anyone broker a new peace between Tigray and Ethiopia?
2/10/2026: Just four years after a landmark peace deal officially halted the devastating Tigray war, fighting has escalated once again in northern Ethiopia. The situation looks quite different from the previous conflict. Parties outside the country have been accused of meddling, each having their own motives to destabilize Ethiopia's government.
Source: DW
Damning evidence of war crimes by state armed forces in Mali
29/9/2026: Members of Mali’s armed forces have been accused of committing war crimes, including the murder and torture of civilians, during joint operations in the Ségou, Mopti and Timbuktu regions between 2023 and 2025. A report by Amnesty International includes evidence that personnel from the Wagner Group were complicit.
Source: Amnesty International