Governance

In many African countries, the same heads of state ruled – or have continued to rule – for decades after independence from colonial powers. Cameroon holds the record with a president who has been in office for half a century. These national elite figures were often central to the fight for independence – and filled the power vacuum that emerged after the colonisers withdrew with the same autocratic structures they had jus...

Education

After more than 10 years of war, Yemen’s education system is on the brink of collapse. Two out of five children no longer attend school. Thousands of schools have been destroyed, damaged or repurposed. The country is facing the loss of an entire generation’s future.