Governance
Lacking opportunities

Emigration would help

Unlike young Europeans in past centuries, young Africans today are denied opportunities overseas

Voters

Confusing scenario

Kenyans’ long-term trust in democracy depends on the rerun election being clean and fair

Occupation

Why the western model doesn’t work

Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception

Health

An unhealthy tradition

The custom of spousal inheritance is causing HIV/AIDS infections in rural Zimbabwe

Campaign promises

Half-time results

Indonesian president is racing against time

Hurricane Maria

Puerto Rico’s double power failure

A hurricane hits a post-colonial colony

Relevant reading

Great disenchantment

Beyond the Paris agreement: new books on the status of global climate policy

Fake history – why an otherwise excellent movie disappoints

A film concerning the partition of India is based on a conspiracy theory

Gender-based violence

Women at risk of abuse

Gender-based violence is harming women in Zanzibar

Labour relations

Nightmarish conditions

Workers in India’s informal sector use rather simple technology, so productivity is low

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