The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West
Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge Romania's election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says candidate Nicușor Dan.
Independent investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, photographer and producer.
Supermarket guards, truck drivers and ‘very big mistakes’: the failed role of western mercenaries in the fall of Goma
An investigation into Romanian mercenaries in DRC reveals how a disorganised operation with untrained recruits became a deadly ‘circus’
In Goma, the Romanian soldiers who cheated the Congolese government
A mission marred by abuses and acts bordering on mercenarism and complicity in war crimes. (French)
How Putin won the Romanian election
Voters on NATO’s eastern flank were already ripe for Moscow’s manipulation, after decades of misrule.
In Mauritania, a case of police corruption undermines anti-migration cooperation with the European Union
Eleven police officers working with smugglers are accused of accepting bribes from migrants in exchange for their release. (French)
How the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion endangers Congolese Tutsi
The war between DRC's military and the Tutsi-led M23 armed group is impacting the country’s Rwandophone Tutsi communities.
From Tech Boom To Housing Crisis: The Growing Pains of Romania’s Cluj
Seattle, Barcelona, Bengaluru – and Cluj-Napoca. Welcome to the Romanian student city trampled under the march of tech-driven gentrification.
Migrants Abandoned on the Edge of the Sahara: EU finances those responsible
In Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, migrants are taken to remote areas and deserts. The EU knows about it - and finances those responsible.
How EU funds enable North African countries to push back Europe-bound migrants into the desert
Migrants are being arrested by the hundreds and deported with EU support to desert areas in Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania.
With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert
Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries.
Where Rwanda’s genocide perpetrators and survivors live side by side
A man killed his friend’s husband because he was Tutsi. Now he and his victim’s widow live together in a village designed for reconciliation.
How an EU-funded security force helped Senegal crush democracy protests
An elite EU-funded Senegalese police unit was meant to tackle cross-border crime. It was used to quash demonstrations.
‘Conflict timber’: Gambian traffickers continue rosewood trade despite ban
Al Jazeera investigation finds connection between secessionist struggle in Senegal and timber traffickers in Gambia.
The Witches Want Justice
After Yahya Jammeh brutalized his people, the reconciliation process is at a crossroads.
The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.
How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement to Africa
The European Union is militarizing Africa’s internal borders to curb migration, with little regard for human rights.
Transnistria: The breakaway region torn between Moldova, Russia and the EU
War in Ukraine have reignited questions about the future of Transnistria, a pro-Russian enclave in Moldova.
‘They can see us in the dark’: migrants grapple with hi-tech fortress EU
A powerful battery of drones, thermal cameras and heartbeat detectors are being deployed to exclude asylum seekers.
‘Migrant pushback: police clamp down on EU borders
Videos show the violent and illegal turning back of migrants by the Romanian and Croatian authorities. (French)
Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea.
The Sleeping Children
After nearly six years struggling to get asylum in Sweden, a Yazidi girl “fell asleep” – and didn’t wake up again for another five years.
Pushbacks
An audio documentary about the history of Frontex, asylum law and the mounting allegations of pushbacks against the EU's best funded agency.
The Shadowy Diplomats Hired to End Global Conflicts
Independent diplomats are increasingly being used to mediate conflicts.
Self-Mutilations and Hunger Strikes: The Mental Health Crisis Inside French Migrant Detention Centres
The appalling conditions of Parisian migrant detention centre Mesnil-Amelot have grave implications for the mental health of detainees.
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