Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages – but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set.

African youth are at the forefront of solutions to the continent’s water and sanitation crisis – and their voices must shape policy.

Equitable access to water and sanitation is inseparable from Africa’s prospects for stability, energy and food production.

If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining ...

Without a collective approach from African states, China’s tariff-free market access will not be the silver bullet many ...

South Sudan faces rising militarisation and contested elections – practical pathways to a lasting peace are urgently needed.

Puleng Dimpane may only have a short time available, but she can still do things that strengthen the South African Police ...

Over 80% of people migrating in Africa remain on the continent, often straining neighbouring countries. Yet migration also drives economic growth, development and regional integration. Migration ...

Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 helped dismantle trafficking networks in the country. This is positive, but ...

Amid a turbulent start to the year and the emergence of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’, global policymakers are adjusting to an increasingly muscular, interventionist United States (US) intent on setting the ...

New York – Africa faces persistent water insecurity amid rising climate risks. While the continent has made steady progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and African Union Agenda 2063 ...