For smallholder farmers in Uganda, drought can mean more than a lost harvest. Many have taken out loans to cultivate their fields and are struggling to repay them. Some are even forced into displacement.
A survivor of female genital mutilation living in the UK, Shamsa Araweelo spent years desperately seeking proper medical treatment. She became an advocate for survivors of violence – and is hugely successful on social media.
Finland has been a world leader in media literacy for many years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being prepared for the disinformation they will encounter online. Will they succeed in combating fake news?
South Sudan has had to close schools for the second year in a row as temperatures rose to 45 degrees Celsius. It takes such clearly visible consequences of climate change to make people in this crisis-ridden country aware of the problem.
What does it mean to be a Turkana today? Rael Nkoi Lomoti is the founder of Turkana’s first girls’ football team and an advocate for education, gender equality and climate justice in her community. She spoke with Katharina Wilhelm Otieno.
Pakistan has been heavily affected by extreme weather events in recent years. Experts urge policymakers to implement existing policies – and lament that Pakistanis have too little interest in climate policy.
Cuts to international aid funding have plunged Kakuma, one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Kenya, into a worsening humanitarian crisis. With food rations reduced to a fraction of the minimum requirement, residents face an impossible choice.
The chronic underfunding of Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector is contributing to a rise in mental illness. The lack of investment will have long-term consequences not only for the wellbeing of the population, but also for the country’s economy.
Irene Mwendwa is the executive director of the civil-society organisation Pollicy. In this interview, she outlines her vision of ethical tech and talks about her experiences in the fight against disinformation and for the empowerment of Africans.
The Maasai know how to treat malaria with bark. Like many other Indigenous groups, they have immense medical knowledge. However, like the entire Maasai way of life, this knowledge is gradually being lost due to forced resettlement for the sake of profit.
Elon Musk’s barely concealed antisemitism hurts his advertising revenues, but does not seem to affect his relationship to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Migrant labourers make up the majority of the working population in the Gulf States. More and more workers are coming to Riyadh, Doha or Dubai from Africa. We spoke with two people who left Kenya for the Gulf.
Women in strife-ridden Cameroon are demanding the chance to set up their lives again despite ongoing conflicts. What matters most is that they are able to earn a secure living. The whole country would benefit from this.
The country’s youth is struggling with significant mental-health issues for a variety of reasons, yet professional help is scarce. A free helpline is offering confidential psychological first aid.
The residents of Nigeria’s largest city suffer from severe air pollution, traffic congestion and car-centric urban planning. Local initiatives are proposing solutions to redesign public spaces and transport – from citizen science to car-free days.
