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The Sustainable Development Goals have set ambitious targets, but there are changes we must make if we are to meet them.
The progress and challenges of Nigerian communities rebuilding after Boko Haram’s insurgency begins to wane.
An approaching constitutional crisis has triggered deep political unrest in the Congo.
Decreasing prospects are exacerbating the struggle of those in search of a better life who have been stigmatised as the refugee crisis intensifies.
Nigeria is treating the suffering of citizens internally displaced by Boko Haram in its northeast as if they are in a distant country.
Britain receives more asylum seekers from Eritrea than anywhere else, but the isolated African state somehow still hides in the world's blindspot.
The era of one-party rule is over.
The long jumper had help from a former Coney Island strongman in overcoming his addiction problems to make it to the Rio Olympics.
In Uganda, a strip of fabric can help lift families out of poverty.
Control of Johannesburg is at stake.
Armed nomadic herdsmen are now posing a deadlier threat to Nigerians than any terrorist group.
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