The number of excess deaths may be a more accurate and concerning measure of the Covid pandemic than the daily death toll. But how are exces...

Covid has trained a spotlight on causes of death and how deaths are recorded across the world. We disentangle what paperwork has to be filed...

South African politicians often make claims about how access to water, electricity and sanitation has improved – or worsened – since 1994. T...

The words used to describe migration can be confusing, but definitions are important when we discuss the movements of people. We look at the...

We unpack key aspects of this wireless technology, which has in recent months found itself at the fore of public health debate.

With analysts saying there is little respite on the horizon for Nigerians, we take a closer look at the challenge of rising consumer prices.

This factsheet looks at greenhouse gases and how African countries’ emissions compare with the rest of the world.

This factsheet looks at laws affecting LGBTI+ communities across the continent.