Condoms v conservativesThe problems of family planning in NigeriaFaith and tradition favour high fertility. Education pulls the other wayApr 26th 2017
Africa’s house of cardsEthiopia enters its seventh month of emergency ruleDevelopment now, democracy laterApr 24th 2017
Will the economy be NEEEFcapped?Namibia’s president is flirting with racial quotasSuch policies did not work out well in Zimbabweprint-edition iconApr 19th 2017
Arab politicsStability or stagnation in Algeria?Algerians see little reason to vote in the coming general electionprint-edition iconApr 20th 2017
Don’t say sexyThe pitfalls of Islamic fashionIn search of mainstream markets, Muslim textile designers are pushing the boundaries of sharia complianceprint-edition iconApr 20th 2017
Hamas dividedSigns of tension within the Palestinian group that runs GazaMoves to improve relations with Israel run into trouble from the hardlinersprint-edition iconApr 20th 2017
The great urban racketExploitation and short-sightedness in Africa’s slumsMaking slums less exploitative may be Africa’s biggest challengeprint-edition iconApr 20th 2017
The taste of PassoverIsraeli Arabs develop a liking for matzoThe latest example of culinary sharingApr 13th 2017
Highway interruptedPlans for a weirdly unfinished highway in Cape TownA road to nowhere may finally reach an endprint-edition iconApr 12th 2017
More can be lessAfrican universities recruit too many studentsOver-recruitment is a continent-wide problemprint-edition iconApr 12th 2017
Taking aim at Hassan RohaniThe reformist president of Iran faces a tough re-electionHardliners are cracking down on social mediaprint-edition iconApr 12th 2017
The agony of Palm SundayWhy Christians are leaving the Middle EastTwin bomb attacks kill at least 44print-edition iconApr 12th 2017
Who’s in charge?America and Iran are jostling for influence over IraqBut no one knows what Donald Trump wantsprint-edition iconApr 12th 2017
Inhale, go to jailSome Arab governments are rethinking harsh cannabis lawsOthers use them to lock up restless young menprint-edition iconApr 12th 2017