Spotlight
Our Spotlight section takes the solutions journalism approach to document how people are responding to social problems in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.
The welder who found new life in greenhouse farming after tragedy
After a nearly fatal accident left him wheelchair-bound, a Cameroonian welder turned to greenhouse farming to pick up the pieces…
Madagascar’s young women are more mobile than ever. Why would they migrate?
By Andriarimanjaka Dina Nomena Between Libreville and Antananarivo, between advocacy and motherhood,…
Migrant women transform Zimbabwe’s mining sector
Women are transforming the economic landscape of an entire region, bringing energy,…
This Nigerian scientist is raising women climate warriors
Nigerian environmental scientist Alawiyya Baba Musa is leading a grassroots effort to…
East Africa’s upgraded stadiums spark a robust vision for sports tourism
The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament has catalysed a reimagining of…
Doc film humanises the impact of Ethiopia’s China-backed industrialisation
Filmed as a feature documentary over four years inside Ethiopia’s flagship Chinese-built…
The education lifeline reaching Nigeria’s most vulnerable children
By Isaac Atunlute After a ghastly car accident left his parents hospitalised,…
“It’s not by carrying arms”: Youths power a climate awakening in the Niger Delta
By Promise Eze John Barilubari Lucky was heartbroken in 2022 when his…
