International competition is a bigger threat to Africa's industrialisation than the automation of labour

Mahbubani’s criticism of the west deserves attention; his praise for authoritarian Asian leaders does not

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Tensions are common between the leaders of Uganda’s mushrooming evangelical churches

Literacy rates have risen in sub-Saharan Africa, but reality is probably worse than official numbers suggest

Immunisation programmes are making a huge difference in Africa

Birth rates go down as standards of living improve

Humans invade hippos’ habitat at Lake Tanganyika

The repressive stance of Zimbabwe’s government after recent elections fit the old authoritarian pattern

A new study examines how conflict and climate change are related in the Lake Chad Basin