Through interviews with the Panzi Foundation, this report examines concerns over Dr Denis Mukwege’s safety amid changes to UN protection arrangements, and the implications for survivors of sexual violence in eastern Congo.

Drawing on witness testimony from Kasai, this investigation documents allegations of summary executions of civilians by Congolese security forces during operations against militias, raising urgent questions about accountability.

Content Warning: Sexual violence. An exclusive investigation into video footage appearing to show members of Burundi’s ruling party youth wing, the Imbonerakure, singing about rape and violence, amid growing fears of political intimidation.

As violence escalated in Congo-Brazzaville’s Pool region, this investigation examined allegations of corruption, political repression and abuses, revealing the governance failures behind a largely overlooked humanitarian crisis.

Through interviews with Congolese citizens and civil society activists, this report documents allegations of arbitrary arrests, intimidation and restrictions on political expression as tensions over delayed elections intensified.

Reporting directly from LUCHA activists, this investigation documents the arrest of 12 pro-democracy campaigners outside African Union headquarters in Kinshasa amid growing restrictions on political dissent and demands for democratic accountability.

In an exclusive interview, Somalia’s first female presidential candidate outlines her vision for peace through dialogue with al-Shabaab, democratic reform and women’s empowerment, drawing on her experiences as a refugee and activist.

Drawing on victims’ testimonies and human rights investigations, this report examines allegations of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during counterterrorism operations in northeastern Kenya, raising questions about security-force accountability.

Through testimony from affected communities and regional observers, this investigation documents allegations of civilian abuses by both Frelimo and Renamo forces as Mozambique’s political and military conflict escalated.

Reporting from London and interviewing affected families, this investigation examines demands for UN and International Criminal Court inquiries into alleged crimes against humanity, disappearances and political repression during Burundi’s 2016 crisis.

Drawing on expert interviews and two decades of allegations, this investigation examines sexual exploitation and abuse within UN peacekeeping missions, exposing persistent failures in accountability, oversight and protection for survivors.

An exclusive prison interview with Congolese democracy activist Fred Bauma, tracing his journey from grassroots organising to imprisonment on disputed charges and his emergence as a prominent advocate for peaceful political change.

Through interviews and threatening messages obtained during the investigation, this report reveals how human rights defenders documenting abuses in Burundi faced death threats even while working in exile in Kenya.

Following the killing of an exiled Burundian opposition figure in Kenya, interviews with activists and regional sources reveal fears of cross-border political assassinations and allegations of covert networks targeting dissidents.

An exclusive investigation into a Burundian education survey requesting teachers’ ethnic identities, documenting fears that renewed ethnic profiling could inflame tensions and revive practices associated with the country’s violent past.

Reporting from Beirut, with exclusive footage, this investigation documents escalating tensions between protesters and security forces during Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ movement, as a waste-management crisis fuelled wider demands for government accountability.

An exclusive profile of the street artist whose murals became symbols of Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ protests, exploring how Beirut’s walls became a canvas for dissent against corruption and failing public services.

In an exclusive Beirut interview, activist Michel Elefteriades reflects on Lebanon’s protest movement, political corruption and the challenges of reform, explaining why the country’s uprising differed from Egypt’s revolution.

Reporting from secret safe houses in Kigali, this investigation follows Burundian refugees fleeing alleged political persecution, documenting how a Catholic youth network helped protect those targeted during the country’s escalating crisis.

Content Warning: Torture. Through an exclusive survivor interview and testimony from medical and human rights specialists, this investigation documents allegations of brutal torture and intimidation against suspected opposition supporters during Burundi’s political crisis.

An exclusive interview with a senior adviser to President Pierre Nkurunziza, challenging the government’s account of Burundi’s disputed 2015 election amid mounting allegations of political violence and security-force abuses.

Through interviews with displaced Burundians, this investigation documents allegations of threats and ethnic intimidation by the ruling party’s Imbonerakure youth wing, raising fears of renewed violence against Tutsi communities.

Through exclusive interviews with Burundian journalists, this investigation documents alleged government hit-lists, threats and intimidation targeting independent media workers as press freedom deteriorated during the country’s escalating political crisis.

An investigation into allegations that French peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic, examining an aid worker’s claims of a UN cover-up and failures to protect victims and ensure accountability.