Briefing: Inside Kenya’s troubled elections

17 August 2017

Kenya is gripped again by electoral turmoil, but is trying to work it out

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Muslim “profiling” under martial law in the Philippines
17 August 2017
Rights groups warn of the growing potential for abuses of civilians as President Duterte extends martial law until the end of the year
News

Trash economics: surviving Venezuela’s downfall
16 August 2017
Beyond the political protests, Caracas has become a city marked by dysfunction, crime, and extreme poverty

Latest VideoUnwelcome Stranger: An African asylum seeker in Israel

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Cathedral becomes refuge of last resort for South Sudan’s displaced
15 August 2017
The largest church in South Sudan has thrown open its doors, but those fleeing war need food as well as a safe place to sleep
Analysis

New order on the border: Can foreign aid get past Syria’s jihadis?
15 August 2017
After jihadis seized northwestern Syria, foreign donors are reconsidering their aid strategies
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“Recovery lending” helps disaster-stricken African farmers get back on track
14 August 2017
When disaster strikes, credit can be impossible for African farmers to get. Is “recovery lending” the solution?

Kenyan elections, the Yemen conflict and how to buy a posh passport: The Cheat Sheet
11 August 2017 News
Black flags over Idlib: The jihadi power grab in northwestern Syria
9 August 2017 Analysis

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Neighbours carry the burden of South Sudan’s fleeing millions
17 August 2017
A million refugees have fled into Uganda to escape South Sudan’s civil war. Can they ever return home?
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Muslim “profiling” under martial law in the Philippines
17 August 2017
Rights groups warn of the growing potential for abuses of civilians as President Duterte extends martial law until the end of the year
Analysis

New order on the border: Can foreign aid get past Syria’s jihadis?
15 August 2017
After jihadis seized northwestern Syria, foreign donors are reconsidering their aid strategies
Feature

Cathedral becomes refuge of last resort for South Sudan’s displaced
15 August 2017
The largest church in South Sudan has thrown open its doors, but those fleeing war need food as well as a safe place to sleep
Feature

HIV-positive persons fear reprisals
14 January 2009
Wife and now widow Hana’a Khalil (a pseudonym she uses to disguise her identity) fainted when a doctor at one of Baghdad’s hospitals told her...
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Trash economics: surviving Venezuela’s downfall
16 August 2017
Beyond the political protests, Caracas has become a city marked by dysfunction, crime, and extreme poverty
Briefing: Inside Kenya’s troubled elections
17 August 2017
Kenya is gripped again by electoral turmoil, but is trying to work it out
Opinion

Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
3 August 2017
Governments are increasingly keen to embrace a countering violent extremism strategy, but humanitarians should be wary

"(Western) humanitarianism has reached its historical limits and is now on the cusp of retreat"

The crisis of multilateralism and the future of humanitarian action

In Depth
Countering militancy in the Sahel

What works? What doesn't?
Young guns: Cameroon's Boko Haram problem
11 August 2017 Analysis

Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
3 August 2017 Opinion

How jobs can help Niger win the war against Boko Haram
17 July 2017 Analysis

Solutions and Innovations

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This week’s humanitarian cheat sheet
28 July 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
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This week’s humanitarian cheat sheet
21 July 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
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Climate-friendly farming solution fizzles in Zimbabwe
18 July 2017
Conservation agriculture is touted as a sure-fire remedy for food insecurity. Not all Zimbabwean farmers agree

Aid and Policy

Analysis

Young guns: Cameroon's Boko Haram problem
11 August 2017
Jobless youth have been an easy target for Boko Haram. Now young people are organising to resist recruitment
Analysis

The battle over the future of US food aid
8 August 2017
Can US food aid help shipping companies, farmers, defeat terrorism AND feed the hungry?
News

Pakistan’s new NGO tax will hurt those most at risk, say humanitarians
8 August 2017
Is Pakistan’s NGO tax move a valid step in a war on waste or the latest phase of an intensifying crackdown on civil society?

Migration

Analysis

The humanitarian fallout of Congo's new conflict
31 July 2017
How a local dispute spiralled out of control in the south of the Congo.
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Unwelcome stranger: An African asylum seeker in Israel
31 July 2017
Watch the story of Anwar, a Sudanese anti-government activist who fled Darfur and sought safe haven in Israel
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The Eritrean children who cross borders and deserts alone
27 July 2017
Meet three Eritrean children trying to reach Europe. Stranded in Cairo, they must decide whether to risk the next leg of the journey north

Environment and Disasters

News

This week’s humanitarian outlook
4 August 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
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Nigerian farmers in the dark over climate change
5 July 2017
Climate change is a threat to every person on the planet. Some of the most vulnerable aren't getting the message
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In Kenya’s drylands, education is an insurance policy for some
29 June 2017
Making education a bigger part of the toolkit for farming communities adapting to climate change is important but no easy sell

Conflict

Opinion

South Sudan: Time for humanitarians to get tough
7 August 2017
Is aid actually fueling the conflict in South Sudan?
Opinion

The dangerous fiction of Darfur’s peace
2 August 2017
If the international community wants Darfur in the headlines again, it’s going the right way about it
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Somalia’s impossible fight against cholera
1 August 2017
Cholera is hard enough to fight in a functioning state – try Somalia

Food

Feature

Mind the gap: Why Zimbabwean researchers need to work with farmers
4 August 2017
A key response to the droughts bedeviling Zimbabwe’s farmers is within reach. Why isn’t it being grasped?
News

Kenya’s nail-biter election could turn on the price of a bag of maize
24 July 2017
Kenya’s nail-biter election could turn on the price of a bag of maize
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In Nigeria, healing the scars of war might curtail its spread
13 July 2017
Could healing the untold trauma unleashed by Boko Haram hold the key to peacebuilding in northern Nigeria?

Health

News

Cholera vaccine plan for Yemen scrapped
12 July 2017
Yemen’s cholera outbreak may have spread too far and too fast for vaccines to make a dent
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This week's humanitarian outlook
7 July 2017
Check out the topics on IRIN’s radar and trawl through our curation of the best humanitarian reports, opinion, and journalism you may have missed
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EXCLUSIVE: Largest ever stock of cholera vaccine headed for Yemen
20 June 2017
Yemen will soon have a million doses of oral cholera vaccine. Enough to stem the spiralling death toll?

Human Rights

Opinion

International action needed over Burundi now
26 July 2017
Burundi may not be generating headlines these days but the crisis endures and mediation is needed now more than ever
Analysis

Martinets, migrants, and militants
24 July 2017
The ICC promised to make Libya a priority in 2017. Is it making any headway?
Feature

Somali pirates, part 2: The return
19 July 2017
Somali piracy used to be all about cargo and ransom, now it’s about smuggling