While bereaved families mourn, some grave diggers in Malawi add to their woes by imposing late-payment penalties

As in many facets of life in Zambia, the influence of China is visible in the country’s health-care sector

Quality media must strive for the truth – and that requires independence and professional standards

Innovative online publishers are paving the way to new business models – for instance in Mexico and Zimbabwe

A documentary film shows that respect for the mentally ill leads to de-demonisation

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

The defamation clause of Indonesia’s internet law is misused to criminalise journalists

Nigerian novelist debuts with story of devastating family tragedy

Identity is a controversially debated topic, as can be seen in a recently published book in Germany

Filmmaker Talal Derki ruthlessly shows how children in war-torn Syria are brought up to become jihadists