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.

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

Over the past three months, security forces from the Lake Chad Basin countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon – have announced the arrest or neutralisation of key figures in Boko Haram factions.