Truth, Justice & Independent Journalism Across East Africa
Investigations
In-depth reporting on conflict, corruption, and injustice across East Africa.
Kenya Heightens Border Surveillance and Response Protocols Following Ebola Alert in East Africa
HAQQ JOURNAL Investigative Desk
Shadow over El Fasher: Inside North Darfur’s Besieged Citadel
The satellite image updated at 03:00 UTC, revealing what ground communications could no longer confirm: three distinct plumes of dark smoke rising from the perimeter of the Abu Shouk displaced persons camp. Inside the city, the air smelled perpetually of burnt diesel, dry earth, and cordite. For ninety days, the siege grid around El Fasher had contracted like a tightening wire. At Checkpoint 4 on the western highway, armed fighters sat in the shade of a rusted container truck, turning back fuel tankers and grain shipments destined for the central market. A single bag of sorghum now cost more than a family’s quarterly income; water was drawn from shallow, unmonitored wells under the constant threat of distant mortar fire. "We don't count the days by the calendar anymore," whispered a volunteer medic via a four-second satellite link before the line collapsed into static. "We count them by the pressure in the water pipes and the silence on the frequency."
From Assad to al-Sharaa: Syria’s New Rulers and the Unfinished Promise of Liberation
The fall of Bashar al-Assad marked the end of more than five decades of authoritarian rule in Syria. But as Ahmed al-Sharaa emerges as the country’s new leader, questions remain over whether this historic transition will deliver the freedom, justice and accountability Syrians have long demanded. HaqqJournal investigates the new political order, the concentration of power, and the uncertain future of a nation still struggling to rebuild.