Madeleine Speed

Bio­met­ric ID sys­tems are pro­lif­er­at­ing in Africa but with­out the ap­pro­pri­ate pro­tec­tions for cit­i­zens, say ac­tivists.

Thou­sands of sea­far­ers are strand­ed at sea at in­creased risk of COVID-19 – or trapped on­shore un­able to earn a liv­ing.

Vi­o­lence and ha­rass­ment to­wards aid work­ers on Les­bos have NGOs con­cerned for the safe­ty of their staff.