Obi Anyadike
The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN)
Kenya
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Past articles by Obi:
What’s at stake in Nigeria’s high-risk elections
An electorate larger than the 14 other countries of West Africa combined goes to the polls on Saturday. The result is uncertain. → Read More
Inside Nigeria’s banditry epidemic
Communities across the northwest are paying protection money to avoid being killed or abducted. Some are now forging local peace deals. → Read More
In northern Nigeria’s conflict zone, camp closures make for high-risk returns
The shutdown of formal camps has forced many to move back to dangerous rural settlements with little support to restart their lives. → Read More
Famine ‘at the door’ in Somalia, predicted for later this year
Unless there’s an immediate surge in aid, the looming famine could be the worst humanitarian catastrophe the country has faced. → Read More
A country-by-country guide to worsening drought in the Horn of Africa
What you need to know about the growing emergency. → Read More
Alarm bells but little action as Horn of Africa faces unprecedented drought
Farmers and pastoralists in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are struggling after three seasons of failed rains. A fourth now looms. → Read More
Military intervention hasn’t stopped Mozambique’s jihadist conflict
More than 700,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Cabo Delgado, with little hope they will be able to return anytime soon. → Read More
My hijab: Nigerian Muslim women on faith and fashion
Young Muslim women say they dress modestly out of conviction, not at the command of the jihadists. → Read More
When peace comes: Imagining the end of Nigeria’s Boko Haram war
More than a decade of conflict in Nigeria’s northeast has upended the lives of millions. Four young Nigerians reflect on what peace means for them. → Read More
What Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram say about living with ex-fighters
There has been a wave of surrenders by jihadists who say they have repented, but civilians who have borne the brunt of their violence are not so sure they can be trusted. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s secret programme to lure top Boko Haram defectors
The jihadist conflict in the northeast is stalemated. But is forgiving some of the worst killers the right way to bring peace? → Read More
Can the UN’s new humanitarian chief be a reformer?
Martin Griffiths is a well-regarded humanitarian – but reformers in the aid sector wanted more than that. → Read More
What Déby’s demise means for Chad and the wider region
The death of Idriss Déby has left uncertainty over the country’s stability and its continued role in the regional fight against jihadist forces. → Read More
Nigeria’s unhappy union: How growing insecurity threatens the country’s future
Nigeria’s weak state is both a consequence and enabler of a growing chaos – adding to the toll of 11 million people in need of aid and hundreds of thousands more displaced. → Read More
Calls for fast action after Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, Congo
Building on advances in vaccines to combat the virus, aid agencies say working with local communities is the key to containing its spread. → Read More
The longshot bid to end rampant banditry in Nigeria’s northwest
Zamfara is at the centre of Nigeria’s bandit industry – time is running out to prevent the criminals from completely taking over. → Read More
Standing up to the bandits: A Nigerian community looks to forge its own peace
Hundreds of people have been killed by communal violence and banditry in Southern Kaduna this year. A local community says: “Enough!” → Read More
Are warnings of a COVID-19 famine in Africa overblown?
Grim warnings say COVID-19 is pushing Africa towards famine. We spoke to families in Kenya, Somalia, and Zimbabwe and got a different story. → Read More
Drought Diaries: The COVID-19 edition
We followed six families for six months to see how they coped with drought. Now, we’re returning to see how they’re surviving COVID-19. → Read More
March | Diary of a drought
A six-month series tracing the lives of six families in three countries as they grapple with the daily realities of drought. → Read More