Social-media use in eastern Africa is highly politicised and has changed the way politics is run

IPCC assesses how climate change and land use patterns are interlinked

Africa has to free itself from western criteria and find its own way to regain its position in the world, says Senegalese economist

Examples of the harm online misinformation is doing in sub-Saharan countries

UNESCO assessment of gender bias in education

In Zambia, the Sun-spring Charity School enrols an equal number of girls and boys. It also uses gender-neutral language

Nigerian novelist debuts with story of devastating family tragedy

How Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts were rescued from Islamist destruction adds to the myths shrouding the desert city

Femicides are frequent in Mexico, but civil-society organisations fight against this

Ghanaian feminists are using social media to change public discourse