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South Sudan’s Postponed Elections: Reflections and the Path Forward
South Sudan has postponed its scheduled elections initially set for December 2024 for 24 months…
An X-Space Discussion on Fostering a Collective Vision for Statehood in South Sudan
African Leadership Centre (ALC) – South Sudan Working Group (SSWG) in partnership with Africans for the Horn…
Statement of Young Sudanese Women on the need for Accountability in Sudan at the Twenty-third session of the Assembly of States Parties
On the occasion of the annual meeting of the Assembly of States Parties to the…
South Sudan: democracy still on trial
In September, the South Sudanese government postponed elections until 2026, representing a troubling setback for…
Dissecting the Implications of Somalia’s Constitutional Amendments
Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA) in partnership with Somali Institute Development Research and…
Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis: Mutual Aid and International Action
In the face of ongoing brutal violence and atrocities, Sudan now teeters on the brink…
Special Convening on Sudan at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission of the Human & People’s Rights
Join Africans for the Horn of Africa of Africa (Af4HA) Initiative, the African Commission on…
Why Peace in Sudan is Critical
For over 17 months, Sudan has been plunged into conflict and uncertainty. The conflict continues…
Troop withdrawal will leave Somalia exposed
As the African Union Transition Mission is being replaced, concerns have been raised over the…
AFRICANS FOR THE HORN OF AFRICA INITIATIVE
SOUTH SUDAN: Africans join in the calls urging President Kiir to reject the retrogressive amendments…
Fostering a Collective Vision for Future Peace in South Sudan
African Leadership Centre (ALC)- South Sudan Working Group (SSWG) in partnership with Africans for the…
African Public Square Launch – Fresh Take on Sudan/ South Sudan
The African Leadership Centre (ALC) has established the African Public Square (APS) as a platform…
More accountability for sexual violence in Sudan needed now
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Janet Sankale highlights…
Africans in Solidarity with the people of Eritrea.
Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA), is convening a Pan-African solidarity virtual event…
Episode 2 of Solidarity For Solutions
Enhancing women’s participation in peace and security in the Horn of Africa Conflict and instability…
Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate through a substantive resolution
The Statement on the Human Rights situation in the Horn of Africa
No to second anniversary of Sudan war
By Brian Kagoro April 15 marked one year since the breakout of the devastating war…
One Year of the Sudan Conflict, What next?
15 April 2024, marked the one-year anniversary since the outbreak of the Sudan armed conflict…
One-Year of the Sudan Conflict, What Next?
15 April 2024, marked the one-year anniversary since the outbreak of the Sudan armed conflict…
One year into the crisis in Sudan, South Africa should use its influence to help bring peace
Daily Maverick By Dismas Nkunda April 15 marked the first anniversary of the conflict in…
African groups decry rights violations in Sudan conflict
Pan-African civil society organisations urge the African Union’s Peace and Security Council to prioritise discussions…
Solidarity For Solution (Season 1)
Episode 1: Assessing the Effectiveness of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Mitigating…
Af4HA letter to H.E. Ms Jainaba Jagne – Ambassador of The Gambia to the African Union
Urgent Appeal to Prioritize discussion on the sexual and gender-based crimes and other human rights…
South Sudan still trying to pick up the pieces
The country continues to grapple with the dilemma of either hastily navigating transitional processes, potentially…
Historic elections in South Sudan
For the first time in its 13 years of independence, the country is poised to…
Mobilizing Solidarity: Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative Sets Strategic Course for 2024
Pan African Lawyers Union (Arusha, TZ) 25th – 27th March 2024 (Nairobi, Kenya) – In the…
A Special Focus on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the Horn of Africa
As the world greeted International Women’s Day on 8 March, women affected by conflict in…
Pressure Mounts on Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity as CSOs Calls for Key Benchmarks to be met ahead of the December 2024 Elections
22 March 2024, Juba/Nairobi By Halima Ahmed Ahead of the December 2024 polls, Africans for…
Juba Resolution on the Way Forward for the Transition in South Sudan
We are faced with many dilemmas. Almost 20 years since the signing of the Comprehensive…
The ICC and UNSC Must Do More for Sudan’s Mass Atrocity Victims
SUDAN TRIBUNE By Janet Sankale On 24 January 2024, the Africans for the Horn of…
Af4HA Welcomes IGAD’s Resolutions on Sudan – but Calls to Align IGAD Action to the Will of the People
“I feel that things will only change when We – The People – of Sudan,…
Sudan’s Dangerous Descent Into Warlordism
TIME BY KHOLOOD KHAIR AND ASMAHAN AKAM Kholood Khair is a Sudanese policy analyst and founding director of…
AU’s Establishment of a High-Level Panel on Sudan Welcomed, but Swift Action is Needed
December 5, 2023 “I believe the drafters of the Constitutive Act anticipated scenarios similar to…
Sudan: Civil Rights Group Urges Global Action to Halt Atrocities
We, the undersigned Sudanese and international civil society groups have come together to sound the…
Where is the UN on Sudan?
SUDAN TRIBUNE General Burhan Speaks Before the General Assembly By Dismas Nkunda and Janet Sankale…
In an exclusive interview with Voice of Africa, Dismas Nkunda CEO of Atrocities Watch Africa during #UNGA78 addresses the crisis in Sudan
In an exclusive interview, Dismas expressed alarm about the increasingly desperate situation for civilians in…
Human rights and humanitarian organizations urge the United Nations to address the crisis in Sudan
Joint Statement Urging More Aid, Solidarity and Attention to Sudan Crisis We, the heads of…
Civil Society Letter to Renew the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Civil Society Letter To the Human Rights Council to establish an independent mechanism on Sudan
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights…
Discussion on Ethiopia Watch Report and conflict in Africa
Republished from: African Leadership Center – July 25, 2023 Listen to Dismas Nkunda & Achieng…
Inclusive, Safe And Free Movement Webinar
Seeking safety from war/conflict is a human right. Join us together with International Refugee Rights…
The Cost of 100 Days of War in Sudan
By: Dyogo Duncan Dickson July 23, 2023, marked 100 days since the war erupted in…
In an exclusive interview with Tigrai TV, Dismas Nkunda, CEO of Atrocities Watch Africa, sheds light on key findings of the “Ethiopia Watch: CSO Monitor Report”
A newly released monitoring mechanism has revealed disturbing evidence that the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement…
Outcome Statement of the High-Level Dialogue with Sudanese Civic Actors on the Situation in Sudan
On 15 July 2023, in partnership with the Government of Kenya, the Africans for the…
Launch of the Ethiopia Watch Report: It is dangerous to say Ethiopia is at Peace
Ethiopia Watch – CSO Monitor – Report Summary
First-of-its-Kind Civil Society Monitor Finds Disturbing Gaps in Tigray Peace Deal
‘Ethiopia Watch’ Report Urges the African Union to Build on the Historic Agreement Reached in…
Ethiopia Watch: Civil Society Monitor of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
Eight months since the ‘Cessation of Hostilities Agreement’ was signed between the Federal Government of…
ONLINE LAUNCH OF CIVIL SOCIETY MONITOR OF THE ETHIOPIA CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AGREEMENT
Launch Date: Monday 10, julyTime: 10AM – 12PM EATRegister Now: https://bit.ly/444ZOHIA #EyesOnEthiopia
Af4HA condemns ongoing killings in Sudan and assassination of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abakar
We Africans for the Horn of Africa (Af4HA) Initiative strongly condemns the recent assassination of…
SUDANS ESCALATING CONFLICT UNLEASHES NEW HORRORS IN DARFUR
Host: AFRICANS FOR THE HORN OF AFRICACo-Host: SARAH KIMANI Date: Thursday 8th June 2023Time: 7.00…
Withdrawal of ATMIS troops from Somalia will undermine national and regional security
Following 17 years and three extensive international peace missions, the Federal Government of Somalia is…
Sudan is bleeding, it needs our help in silencing the guns
KEY POINTS The death toll exceeds 700 including 10 medical personnel. At least 190 children…
IN SOLIDARITY WITH SUDAN
As the conflict in Sudan intensifies, @Af4HA has organised a Twitter space conversation to increase…
Dr. Majak D’ Agoôt Shares Insights on Sudan’s Ongoing Crisis in Exclusive NTV – Kenya Interview
In a gripping and exclusive interview with NTV – Kenya, Dr Majak D’ Agoôt, former…
Civilians under attack in Sudan: A robust AU response required
On the 5th day since the outbreak of fighting in Sudan between two military protagonists,…
The African Union must act now to avoid further loss of life in Sudan
We, Africans for the Horn of Africa (Af4HA) Initiative are gravely concerned about the developingsituation…