Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries
He acted within a specific context and entrusted all South Africans to build the society we want
South Africa was elected on Friday to serve in the United Nations Security Council for the term 2019-2020 as a non-permanent member
Education is supposed to be a universal human right. If only it were that simple
But the predicted growth of countries in Africa will mean they won’t qualify for funding
Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed
Plastic products, particularly microparticles, are doing terrible harm to our water, seas and soils
Resource scarcity is dangerous in politically unstable states, where climate change has already been linked to violent conflict and communal upheaval
A new study has showed that the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in 2017 was far deadlier than previously estimated
Events in recent months highlight the mounting interest of China and Russia in the Central African Republic
Such a definition would spark international action, but even refugee status is not being granted
Leaders from across the globe vacillated between calling for calm to denouncing the killing of civilians
The organisation will administer the vaccination to healthcare workers and anyone else who has been potentially exposed to Ebola.
Tendayi Achiume plans to study rampant structuralised racism amongst police forces towards minority groups and people of African descent
Time to stop the global proliferation of lethal autonomous weapons is running out
Many of Mali’s soldiers aren’t prepared to risk their lives fighting in the north of the country. One deserter explains why
Ahed Tamimi’s arrest highlights the vulnerability of Palestinians
The latest allegations have surfaced a month after South African troops were accused of sexually exploiting women in North Kivu.
‘The role and function of civil society is crucial in keeping the public focused on the issue of land rights’
‘South Africa is among the most guilty of e-waste pollution on the continent’
Many aren’t at school because of inadequate funding and unsuitable facilities and care
There is no system of oppression more fully documented – in UN reports and studies by human rights groups – than Israel’s crimes.
In an open letter to the president, a reader asks that refugees are given a lending hand
Gender parity is both an economic and a moral imperative
The world has abundant fresh water but it is unevenly distributed and under increasing pressure, United Nations agencies say
Activists have erected barricades in several neighbourhoods in the capital, Conakry
What has made internet platforms so profitable has also left them vulnerable to manipulation by malign actors
The African Union’s ‘spy’ computers show that aid always comes with strings attached
The appeal, made on behalf of UN agencies and humanitarian partners, came as 11.3-million people "urgently require assistance to survive"
Programmes to promote gender equality and counter poverty gain ground
Fake news exists. It’s propaganda, false and designed to cause harm — and it’s actionable
Even in its best days, the CAR was never much of a state. But since the outbreak of civil war in 2013, the government has all but ceased to exist