Bridging Africa's digital divide: The rise of community internet
In villages and townships, Africans are building their own internet infrastructure to connect, and protect, the unconnected
Climate change risks 'runaway' humanitarian crisis, aid system collapse, UN warns
Aid agencies say the needs of those hit by droughts and floods are surging and could spiral out of control, calling for more money to help the vulnerable adapt to a warmer world
As climate damage mounts, poor nations press wealthy to pay up
Climate advocates say a request to include language about 'loss and damage' in the official text of the summit agreement has faced resistance from developed countries
SIMs to leaflets: Sudanese find ways to skirt net outage
From using international SIM cards to deploying relatives in the diaspora to relay information, Sudanese citizens are finding ways to communicate in a bid to circumvent telecommunications restrictions imposed after the military seized power last week.
Britain's foreign aid: Where does the money go?
Britain's Chancellor Rishi Sunak says foreign aid cuts will remain for the next three years. But aid groups argue the shortfall will have devastating effects in poorer countries
Slowdowns and shutdowns: Africans challenge internet restrictions
Telecommunications were interrupted in Sudan this week after the army seized power in a coup, the latest in a string of internet outages in African countries over the last year
Africa urged to wake up to growing state surveillance threat
From surveillance to censorship, a new report warns Africans to be aware of laws encroaching on their privacy rights
WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
Following a joint investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, an inquiry found 83 aid workers were involved in sex abuse during the Ebola epidemic
WIDER IMAGE-'Our whole life depends on water': Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
Many Marsh Arabs, the wetlands' indigenous population, were displaced after Saddam Hussein drained the land. Now a cycle of water crises threatens their way of life
OPINION: The coup in Guinea creates more economic hardship for its people
Citizens are continually robbed of their legitimate right to change leaderships that do not address their socio-economic needs.