Here are some things you need to know about the biggest slave trade in history.

Improved human well-being is one of the modern era’s greatest triumphs. The age of plenty

The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat

Some of the ten most populous countries in the world right now will no longer

Narratives are essential. Humans are, after all, “helpless story junkies”. Business and economic success depend

It’s a sadly familiar image in several developing countries’ media reports: people frantically searching the

When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms”

Artist Olalekan Jeyifous creates fantastical, futuristic images of Lagos, Nigeria, to get people thinking about

Ugandans are finding creative solutions to the growing challenges of urbanisation. When Martin Agaba realised

Uganda is an eye-opening example of how displaced people can lift up a nation, say

In Nairobi, Kenya, the government is destroying buildings constructed on riparian land in a bid

Underneath every shiny new megacity, there’s often a story of communities displaced. In this moving,

European countries are still shaping the lives of millions of Africans, determining both their present

Treating symptoms is not enough. When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal

Few will deny that the past few years have been rough. But believe it or

Africa is the world’s fastest-urbanizing continent. But while city life has helped lift millions out

Late last year, as the South African government faced the prospect of its largest city

When Egyptians were protesting in 2011, they held up piece of bread and demanded “bread, freedom

Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe

Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace – but whether that means our

“The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.”

Europe should tackle migration not by deploying troops, but by curbing economic abuse and destablisation.

The recent Dakar (Senegal) international summit on education concluded on February 3 with the hope to

More than a trillion dollars are stolen from the world’s poorest countries every year, which is such a

Why do countries face “The resource curse phenomenon” and how can countries having large natural

US slips to 14th out of 155 countries ranked with Norway out in front –

Cropland losses will have consequences especially for Asia and Africa, which will experience growing food

London falls from 12th to 17th place in annual survey amid declining value of pound

With more than half of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, we need

UN fears that food aid will not arrive in time to help people of ravaged

For the first time in history over half the world’s population live in cities —

Today’s Africa faces a complex mix of challenges and promise. With almost 200 million youth

A cheap, easy to maintain, “green” toilet that uses no water and turns human waste

What is life like in Mali’s ‘city in the middle of nowhere’? Guardian photographer Sean

South African librarians were shocked in 2013 when one of the top researchers at the

Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. Transit in cities will have to adapt

Resurrecting relics of imperial rule is an unorthodox transit-development policy. But Africa’s “secondary cities” are

The UN predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050, with