Tag: Civil war

The Cameroonian migrants stranded on an island they had not heard of

How did more than 600 Cameroonians come to find themselves stranded on…

Gemma Handy Gemma Handy

The boy named ‘Wealthy’ who weighs half what he should

Little Haftom is nearly five years old. His name means "wealthy" in…

Sofia Bettiza Sofia Bettiza

I want to help other former child soldiers

My name is Morris Matadi and I'm a Liberian former child soldier…

Morris Matadi Morris Matadi

Angola’s José Eduardo dos Santos: The flawed ‘architect of peace’

José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's second president who ruled the mineral-rich state…

Israel Campos Israel Campos

Ethiopian soldier: ‘How I survived an 11-hour gun battle in the Tigray crisis’

Two Ethiopian soldiers have given dramatic accounts of a co-ordinated night-time raid…

Afaan Oromoo, BBC Afaan Oromoo, BBC

Betty Bigombe’s quest to turn war to peace In Uganda

Betty Bigombe, a former Ugandan politician, a peacemaker and a World Bank…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh