Yes, Central African Republic is a real country. But it’s a very different kind of country. Tatiana Carayannis and Louisa Lombard - June 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42268" align="aligncenter" width="303"] (Courtesy of the authors)[/caption] When ousted
Mosquitoes don’t just spread the Zika virus. They may be helping an older killer reemerge. Mara Pillinger - June 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42185" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Aedes aegypti mosquito is photographed
Unelected African chiefs make their countries more democratic. Here’s how. Kate Baldwin - June 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Incumbent Zambian President Edgar Lungu addresses
The United Nations set an ambitious education goal. Why did it fail in Congo? Tom De Herdt and Kristof Titeca - June 8, 2016 Back in 2000, 164 governments met in Dakar, Senegal, to
Is Rwanda’s authoritarian state sustainable? Laura Seay - June 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41324" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left: Tony Blair, former British
36 years after Zimbabwe’s independence, the country faces these 4 big questions Brooks Marmon - April 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39777" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his
Here’s one way to prevent election violence in Africa Kristine Höglund and Hanne Fjelde - April 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_3809" align="aligncenter" width="720"] An exhibit honors Nelson Mandela in
Benin has a new president: Patrice Talon, an ironic outsider politician Claire Adida and Chabi Bouko - April 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38970" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Benin's newly elected President Patrice Talon
In central Africa, citizens are using social media to build democracy. Here’s how. Elie Smith - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38607" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Congolese displaced residents from the southern
Here’s why the WHO responded so differently to Zika and Ebola Amy Patterson - April 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38417" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Municipal workers wait before spraying insecticide