Conflict


Drought, conflict and politics leads to fear of famine in Ethiopia

Drought, conflict and politics leads to fear of famine in Ethiopia

ByStuart ButlerJan 26, 2024
Drought, conflict and government in-action setting in place the foundations of a serious famine in parts of Ethiopia
At a protest in London on 19 October 2021 people hold signs and wave the Tigrayan flag outside 10 Downing Street

Tigray: the war the world forgot

ByKatie BurtonJan 11, 2024

The war that devastated Tigray between November 2020 and 2023 may be officially over, but war crimes are still taking…

Opium poppies just after harvesting - Shan State, Mynmar

Myanmar becomes the world’s biggest producer of opium

ByStuart ButlerDec 13, 2023
Conflict and a lack of economic opportunities leads to Myanmar becoming the worlds largest producer of opium.
A nurse’s aide checks Arop Alore in the MSF-run hospital in Abyei

Abyei: A land stuck in the middle

ByKatie BurtonDec 7, 2023
In Abyei, a land sandwiched between Sudan and South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières are working hard to bring life-saving treatment to desperate communities 
A view of Gaza Strip in Palestine

Geo Explainer: The Gaza Strip

ByGeographical StaffOct 13, 2023
A detailed map of the most densely inhabited and controversial strip of land in the world
A close up of a boy bringing food to his mouth

Burkina Faso’s stolen children

Young boys dragged into a violent conflict by armed groups in Burkina Faso are regaining their childhoods at a secret care centre
The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

The Geographical Podcast: Life in Syria

ByGeographical StaffAug 30, 2022
Syria's 11-year civil war has left the country devastated, but life goes on despite the decade-long conflict
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