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A few days ago, a young person at home asked me a simple question: why would the police shame people? It came amid the growing public debate over how people dress at entertainment events, what counts

The latest killing of civilians in eastern DR Congo is yet another reminder of a reality that has been ignored for a long time: there will be no sustainable peace in the country, particularly in its

In July 2003, African leaders gathered in Maputo and made an important collective commitment. Agriculture would no longer be treated as a neglected sector of African development. Under the

The images and reports emerging from Nepal are a sobering reminder that nature does not wait for governments or communities to be ready. More than 1,000 people have reportedly died in devastating