While fans worldwide know him for his chart-topping hits, behind the scenes, Nigerian Afro-dancehall artist Patoranking has set out to change the lives of one million young people by 2035.

Too often, young Kenyans feel pressured into university to learn medicine, law or office management, only to find there are ...

Africa’s housing shortage is a growing crisis that demands urgent and strategic intervention. Across the continent, millions ...

Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is ...

The world must carry on pursuing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement, despite the United ...

POOR people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil ...

Despite the buzz surrounding smart cities in urban-policy circles, studies are lacking on the evidence for what works, what ...

Cooler homes bring relief Early results from a study show that cool roofs reduced indoor temperature by between 1.2°C in tin- and mud-roofed homes and 1.7°C in tin-roofed homes over two years, which ...

“The prime minister laid out a very detailed and clear vision,” said Ethiopia’s foreign minister Gedion Timothewos. “He wants ...