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Children and the Coltan Wars in Eastern Congo
With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping ... -
Mau Mau: Mukami Kimathi’s swansong to a city at war
72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors. Mukami ... -
Zimbabwe: The rise of the mbingas
Commonly called mbingas for their penchant for luxury, many of Zimbabwe’s richest men and women are vessels for the ruling party’s looting of state ... -
How traffickers got away with the biggest rosewood heist in history
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. On ... -
Power Struggle in Tigray
As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens ... -
COP29 must kickstart stalled progress on the lifeline that is adaptation
Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal. 2024 has been ... -
Sci-Fi, Folklore, and Faith: Korede Azeez’s unique lens as a Nigerian Muslim filmmaker
Korede Azeez is one of Nigeria’s most prolific breakout filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria’s expanding film ... -
Anti-malarial drug resistance is making malaria normal again
As Egypt is certified malaria-free, the parasite is developing resistance to treatments, costing the continent $127 billion in lost GDP by 2030, 600,000 lives ... -
What must happen after the Summit of the Future?
What would the manifesto for a more inclusive world look like if it were drafted by people with disabilities? It was, a few weeks ...
