A World Bank-led initiative has attracted attention for its promising plans to improve water access to 1 billion people by ...

Numerous NGOs and political decision-makers have questioned the legitimacy of supplying military equipment – much of which is ...

Musa collects recyclable waste on the streets of the Nigerian city of Ilorin. His work feeds a growing recycling industry, ...

Our forthcoming October issue is dedicated to international law. In this video, human rights expert Selmin Çalışkan talks ...

Hawayaya Souleyman reports that she, her husband and their six children spent eight days fleeing Sudan in September 2023. Their home village in the Sudanese state of Gharb Darfur is located 30 ...

Every morning before dawn, Sarah is already carrying into Bujumbura cassava leaves she can process and sell. Her small ...

Every invention comes into being in a similar way: pioneers, sceptics, opponents, winners and losers. When the innovation catches on, it often changes the way we live. The aim of this text is not to ...

German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which in Tanzania has been known until now primarily for its car models popular with civil servants, is now in the spotlight for a different reason. It is funding a ...

Soon after getting her child ready for school, Gertrude Moyo heads to her village’s community field. It is a routine she has grown accustomed to over the past few years. The field in the village of ...

Chile has become the first country in the Americas to eliminate leprosy. In March, it became only the second country in the world – after Jordan – to be officially recognised by the World Health ...