African policymakers excel at second-guessing donor wishes, and their nation’s true needs are often only an after-thought.

Governments in Sub-Saharan-Africa strive to destroy the monopoly of Africa’s leading pay-TV provider, offering cheap free-to-air devices to their citizens.

Neem seeds, a natural pesticide and fertiliser, are boosting livelihoods and reducing dependence on agrochemicals in Ghana

While women pay a disproportionately heavy price in armed conflicts every day, they are still largely excluded from official peacebuilding processes

In Kenya, more and more women enjoy mountain climbing and hope to inspire the next generation of female mountaineers.

On 28 January, the military regimes of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with immediate effect. This has grave consequences for the entire region.

Many Malawians are disappointed with their government, abandoning the hope that their economic situation will change for better

In Zanzibar, women have taken up the cultivation of climate-resilient sponges in the Indian Ocean

Burundi tries to fight the worst hunger and keep youngsters in school by providing school meals

Extreme weather events show the effects of global heating. The worst affected are those most in need – for example in Kakuma in northern Kenya, one of the world’s largest refugee camps.