Peace by Volunteer

When gang violence overwhelmed Haiti, the international response was to ask for a volunteer. Kenya stepped forward. In October 2023 the UN Security Council authorised a Kenya-led Multinational Security Support…

Signed in Washington, Fought in Kivu

On 4 December 2025, the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace accord in Washington. President Trump called it “a great day for Africa, great…

Eighteen Months’ Notice

Most atrocities are described afterwards as things nobody saw coming. El Fasher can’t be described that way. The city in Sudan’s Darfur region was besieged by the Rapid Support Forces…