Funding gaps, limited access, and political pressure are keeping African films from reaching young audiences across the continent.

In the heart of Kibera, a junior andprimary school stands out as a beacon of hope: Peggy Lucas Centre. A stonebuilding two storeys high, it towers above the sprawling informal settlement,its colourful ...

Travel has a way of disrupting your comfort, resetting your compass, and confronting you with truths you can’t unsee. While ...

When South Africans are asked to describe their own lives, they often reveal signs that they are flourishing in vital ways.

Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako but the advance of Islamist militants has ...

An anti-migrant group called Operation Dudula is blocking foreigners from public health clinics in South Africa.

Cities are often seen as hotspots of violence, with the assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than ...

Cooling demand is projected to triple by 2050, potentially doubling emissions, overwhelming power grids, and hindering climate goals if unchecked.

Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa.

"We could not work; we had to leave." Residents in massive slum grapple with worsening crisis: 'I am afraid' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Made up of five smaller townships, Snake Park is home to about 5,000 properties built under South Africa's Reconstruction and Development Programme, an ongoing government-funded social housing project ...

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered.