The river running through Kenya’s capital is a health hazard and an environmental mess. In order to improve the situation in the long term, residents’ living conditions must be addressed

Purple Innovation supports women having faced domestic violence to launch businesses and become financially independent

The former colonial power is facing deep resentment. President Macron’s attempt to reset relations has failed

The Zambia National Farmers Union encourages farmers to use new tools and technologies to improve their yields

While governments agreed on important issues at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, civil-society organisations did not get enough attention

Due to underpayment and overload, thousands of trained health workers are leaving Nigeria to find employment abroad

While Ghana has made progress towards providing equitable access to safe drinking water, many people still lack this basic service

The author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga writes about a young woman’s fight for the right to female self-determination in Zimbabwe

Project on sustainable fishery deliberately targets women to “bridge the gender gap”

In Kampala, Uganda’s capital, residents lack access to clean water. The dilapidated sewer system and flooding also pose hazards. Previous efforts to improve the situation have been inadequate