Fighting chance
Angola is punctuated by armoured-vehicle wrecks and weaponry that is no longer used, even though its civil war ended more than 10 years ago. However, plans are finally in place to put the war… Read more
Special insight
Approximately 21 000 school children in Kenya’s Trans-Nzoia county have been screened for visual impairment, with the help of a smartphone app. Developed in collaboration with Kenyan doctors by the London School of Hygiene… Read more
Hit after hit
Africa’s first legal, home-grown music-downloads platform was recently launched in Senegal. Its mission: to promote the continent’s artists and ensure they are properly remunerated, in addition to combating internet piracy…. Read more
Health warning
In South Africa, the cost of private healthcare more than tripled from ZAR42 billion to ZAR142 billion between 2002 and 2014. The WHO says this increase in fees is among… Read more
Making history
Eritrea is one of the poorest and most isolated countries in Africa, yet its array of modernist architecture is among the largest globally, making the East African country a unique contender to be the next… Read more
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