State of minesIslamic State is losing land but leaving mines behindClearing Syria and Iraq of unexploded bombs and booby-traps could take decadesMar 30th 2017
Return of the third horsemanFamine menaces 20m people in Africa and YemenWar, not drought, is the reason people are starvingMar 30th 2017
Prime minister v punditsBibi Netanyahu takes on the mediaA politician with 2m Facebook fans wants more sway over Israeli televisionMar 30th 2017
Pants on fire in CairoWhy Egypt’s ruler loves Donald TrumpAnd how the Egyptian media exaggerate a bromanceMar 30th 2017
The dictator walksHosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ex-president, is set freeBut his opponents remain in prisonMar 24th 2017
The race for RaqqaThe noose is tightening in SyriaAmerica is struggling to stop its allies killing each other as the final battle for Islamic State’s capital loomsMar 23rd 2017
Plastic bantasticKenya tries to ban plastic bags—againWill the ban make Kenya cleaner, or start a black market for bags?Mar 23rd 2017
The bitter pillA shortage of birth control makes life tough for EgyptiansRed tape is keeping foreign drugs outMar 23rd 2017
The thin robed lineSouth Africa’s courts battle with the governmentJudges are struggling with a government that defies the lawMar 23rd 2017
Beggar thy neighbourYemen’s war enters its third bloody yearTwo years on, Saudi Arabia’s war is a study in futility and self-harmMar 23rd 2017
Cleaning up the gameAfrican football has a new boss The new president of the Confederation of African Football has his work cut outMar 21st 2017
Death spiralTo fight hyperinflation, South Sudan decides to tax aid workersFamine, war and incompetence in the world’s newest countryMar 14th 2017
Untold sufferingHundreds of thousands of people have fled South Sudan for UgandaThe young country’s southern neighbour provides refuge as famine and violence mountMar 17th 2017
Coastal retreatsFighting over Libya’s oil portsThe battle complicates an already chaotic civil warMar 16th 2017
