Hans Rosling showed that humankind is in a better shape than generally believed

Charity organisations need to show achievements, not just suffering

It does not look like the DRC is headed for free and fair elections

It looks like the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is under control

The root causes of African indebtedness are still the same

In Africa, structural adjustment did not trigger fast growth, but had a contractive impact

Why some people still pay bribes to cross ECOWAS borders

Uday Prakash is an Indian fiction writer who is interested in how poor people are marginalised and exploited

French-Moroccan novelist holds up a mirror to a hypocritical society

Two letters to the editor and one response