A seven-year diplomatic dispute over the land earmarked for the ski resort ensured it was never built.

The link between household food insecurity and child malnutrition is stark: 28.8% of South African children under five suffer from stunting.

Food shortages are not the cause of hunger in South Africa. The country produces and imports all the food it needs.

The important question in a democratic setting is who gets to pay taxes and how they connect to the well-being of its citizens.

Ibrahim Traoré’s popularity in some west African countries may rest on shaky foundations.

Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk of lung cancer in women who have never touched a cigarette.

Current initiatives to bring peace in eastern DRC have been ineffective as they are routinely violated.

The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.

The expropriation of property for land reform purposes is a potential tool for reducing land inequality.