Why Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest serving leader, had to resign on 5 August.

Among the low-income earners the chapati has taken a distinct identity as a staple food.

Due to multiple shocks like skyrocketing of prices of seeds, pesticides and fertilisers, many Malawian smallholder farmers are giving up tobacco growing.

More and more Pakistani vacationers are discovering the remote mountainous region in the country’s north-east. The trend is bringing in buying power and creating jobs, but it also harbours the risk of social and ecological conflict.

Uneducated youngsters who lack prospects fall victim to terror group’s propaganda easily.

In spite of high growth rates, masses of Indians are being left behind – and young people in particular struggle to find good jobs.

The future belongs to young people. They must be empowered to assume responsibility. Far too often, however, they lack prospects. It is encouraging that, all over the world, many want to take their fate into their own hands.

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

The town of Chipata benefits from local and international tourists coming to witness one of the country’s popular traditional celebrations.