In many rural areas, there is a lack of reliable data on people’'s actual living conditions. One solution is to enlist people from the relevant area to collect data.

Kenyan legislators are seeking to ban the cultivation of eucalyptus along riparian lands, because the trees deplete the water, often resulting in the drying up of streams, aggravating the effects of climate change.

Ethiopia is the first country in the world to restrict imports of combustion engine cars. The move is celebrated as a leap in development. At the same time, large parts of the country still lack roads and an adequate power supply.

The Tanzanian government is systematically disenfranchising the Maasai in Ngorongoro. Most recently, all polling stations there were closed, and voters were assigned to stations in an area 600 kilometres away.

Prosecutor of International Criminal Court is expected to issue arrest warrants soon

In Malawi, many elderly people are viewed as a burden and becoming victims of violence and other abuse.

A young Zimbabwean cares about media literacy and is conducting a social experiment in which she monitors the spread of rumours using face-to-face interactions with rural folk.

The countries in the Horn of Africa face multiple challenges in terms of food security. An example from Ethiopia emphasises that peacebuilding and the promotion of livelihoods must go hand in hand in order to overcome them.

Customers complain about the dubious methods used by money lending apps to claim their money back.

Among the low-income earners the chapati has taken a distinct identity as a staple food.