Journalism in many countries is increasingly interlaced with civil society organisations. This can be problematic

The results of Nigeria’s presidential elections will be challenged in court

Pope Francis stirred optimism in the conflict-torn country, but will people’s expectations be fulfilled?

More than ten years after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime, the situation in Libya is so devastating that some long for pre-revolutionary times

When world-market prices soared, oil production went down in strife-torn North African country

“The other side of the river” shows a young Syrian woman’s personal liberation within the context of a wider effort to establish democracy

Due to global heating, hurricanes are becoming more dangerous in the Caribbean

West Africa scholar explains why global trends are giving rise to “systemic coups” in his world region

Because Mali’s military regime has postponed elections, ECOWAS has imposed sanctions.

Benin faces continued official corruption despite the efforts of a special court