Society
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Lagos is unique but not in the way people think
The aspects of Lagos that are often vilified are exceptional only in their scale. When I say I’m travelling to Lagos, people only familiar ... -
“The scare is real”: Prominent Ugandans fear poisoning
More than 1,800 people have died of poisoning here since 2009. Now, school principals and MPs fear accepting food or drinks as threats rise. ... -
“I did it all on a phone”: The hotline changing health outcomes in Malawi
Health care in Malawi faces many challenges. A free national hotline is helping address one of them. It is mid-morning in Area 23, a ... -
Is it time to abandon decolonisation?
Decolonisation has become an uncritical and condescending buzzword used to police what it means to be African, argues a sharp new book. Does decolonisation, ... -
Why are Nigerians keeping migration plans secret from their friends?
Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they’ve already gone. On the morning of ... -
Zimbabwe’s education was once the envy of Africa. Not anymore
Educators during the country’s post-independence golden age wanted for nothing. Today’s teachers say they barely scrape by. It wasn’t just his well-fitted suit, the ... -
“Gone like it was nothing”: The irrepressible rise of mobile scams
Despite Tanzania making SIM card registration mandatory, people still receive daily texts from fraudsters trying to trick them into sending money. Out of the ...
