AfricaRefugees as entrepreneurs In northern Kenya, the arrival of refugees drives the economic development of impoverished areas By Bettina Rühl
AfricaVulnerable poor communities are the real climate leaders Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Nnimmo Bassey on global warming, false techno-optimism and the Global South By Nnimmo Bassey
AfricaMore of the same? The first election in Zimbabwe after Mugabe's 37-year rule probably won't deliver more democracy By Ulrich Golaszinski
AfricaHolding Nigeria to ransom A second mass abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria raises questions about the state’s ability to keep its citizens safe By Ulrich Thum, Ugonna Obi-Emeruwa, Marvin Lantz
AfricaAn end to linguistic loyalties Why Nigeria is aligning with Cameroon against secessionists By Paul Okolo
AfricaLiberia: President George Weah’s first 100 days The footballer-turned-president is making good on promises to increase transparency By Paul Okolo
AfricaWhen elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers African countries stand to suffer far more than the rest of the world from the US’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports By Dirk Kohnert
AfricaIn for a penny On International Women's Day, let's remember those still fighting for financial independence By Bobbi Gray
AfricaGoing after the money To fulfil its climate change obligations, Kenya needs to make better use of existing funds By Robert Muthami
Foreign and security policyEllen Johnson Sirleaf scores another goal for women The former Liberian president wins the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize By Paul Okolo