Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia’s elections

A fragile democracy

Colonial past

German heritage in Burundi

Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Personal prospects

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

Tea estates

Fighting for workers’ rights

Skin-whitening products

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

Agribusiness

Fortifying crops

East Africa

Two African neighbours give peace a chance

Social stratification

Myths of middle class dynamism