East Africa

While Ankara presents itself as a humanitarian partner in Sudan, Turkish drones and military support are helping sustain a war that has devastated Darfur and displaced millions. By Hayvi Bouzo AI generated photo Somewhere in North Darfur, a family hears a sound they have learned to dread: the low hum of a drone they cannot see and cannot outrun. When it strikes, it may hit a market, a displacement camp, or a home. The drone is a Bayraktar, built in Istanbul by a NATO ally. Th

By Chama Mechtaly AI generate illustrative image USAID's own Office of Inspector General dropped a damning evaluation on June 1, 2026 — not about a bureaucratic failure, but about what happens when nearly a billion dollars in American taxpayer money enters one of the most sophisticated Islamist war economies on earth with no one watching the door. What the report found was not simple mismanagement, but a failure of oversight so systemic and so conveniently undocumented that i

How Islamist Movements, Regional Militias, and Weak States Are Fueling Instability Across the Region By Tony Boulos AI generated photo with explanatory graphics and maps For decades, the Muslim Brotherhood has sought to present itself internationally as a moderate Islamist reform movement shaped primarily by anti-colonial politics, religious conservatism, and social activism. Yet across large parts of the Middle East and Africa, many governments and analysts increasingly view

How Media Framing Shapes Accountability Sudan's flag By Moataz Khalil In prolonged conflicts, visibility is never evenly distributed. It is structured—by access, by editorial priorities, and by the rhythms of global news production. In Sudan's ongoing war, that structure has increasingly concentrated international attention around one primary axis of reporting, shaping not only how the conflict is understood, but how accountability itself is applied. A significant share of gl