South Africa has seen several waves of migration from Zimbabwe. After apartheid, Zimbabweans were welcome. But with South Africa’s own economic problems, they have been met with growing hostility over the past years.

Driven by right-wing populist forces, the EU is tightening its asylum rules. Doing so is wrong for political, moral and economic reasons

The focus on racialised ideas of identities helps to hide problematic power dynamics in international relations

A term that can help to assess social dynamics in the USA is not useful in large parts of Africa and Asia

A devastating fire killed 77 of the poorest residents of Johannesburg, fuelling discussions about urban housing conditions in South Africa. In this interview, human-rights expert Nomzamo Zondo talks about the political and social context of the catastroph

In prosperous countries, pre-school education is very common. Here are the reasons

In many German nursery schools, language learning is not a big focus. This particularly affects children with a history of migration

In Ghana, persons with disabilities will be issued with a driver’s licence upon passing training and testing prescribed by the authorities

Water-security levels are lowest in Africa and South Asia. The situation is not automatically improved by a high-performing economy

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