Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in preventing mass atrocities in Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can be prevented through various...
Eastern Africa
International Day of Peace
On the International Day of Peace, Atrocities Watch Africa's Chief Executive, Dismas Nkunda, writes to everyone for whom 21 September is just another day of war. Drawing on this year's coverage of atrocities on the continent, the letter sets out what Atrocities Watch...
The Horn and the Middle Powers: Entanglement, Competition and Perception
English September 2026 The Horn and Middle Powers Entanglement, Competition, and Perception Nine essays on how the Gulf states, Turkey, Israel and Egypt are remaking the political and security order around the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and on what local elites...
MONITOR AUGUST 2026
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in preventing mass atrocities in Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can be prevented through various...
JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY OPEN LETTER ON SUDAN
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 20 August 2026 Sudan: Extend the Fact-Finding Mission's mandate and ensure adequate resources for investigations and reporting...
MONITOR JULY 2026
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in preventing mass atrocities in Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can be prevented through various...
When Protection Systems Collapse: Funding Cuts and the Erosion of GBV Response in the Horn of Africa
*This piece draws on six interviews with practitioners and civil society leaders across South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia, the findings reflect their experiences and those of their close partners. Across the Horn of Africa, women seeking support in the midst of...
Monitor June 2026
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in preventing mass atrocities in Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can be prevented through various...
Monitor May 2026
Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...
Sudan at Three Years: A Call for Decisive U.S. Leadership to End the War
The Honorable President Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 The Honorable Marco RubioSecretary of StateU.S. State Department2201 C Street NWWashington, DC 20037 Mr. Massad BoulosSenior Advisor for Arab and...