Politics / Corruption

Corruption, pollution and child labour have long blighted the DRC’s cobalt industry. But is there any way of turning the country’s critical mineral wealth into a blessing rather than a burden? Cat Rainsford investigates.

Slopestyle philanthropy, by Husna Ara.

We took money out of politics? Frank Fornby shares his vision for better representation.

From private vaccination schemes to public office misuse of power.

Funds from hidden sources are warping democracy with increasing and devastating effect. Peter Geoghegan follows the money.

Report from Belarus by Natalia Kaliada.

Wame Molefhe profiles Botswana, where prosperity has morphed into corruption and inequality. But will the country’s future see it regain the sparkle its diamonds offer to the rich?

Two years since the murder of an Italian student in Cairo, the Egyptian regime has yet to acknowledge the nature of its involvement writes Yohann Koshy.

Political gatherings will be met with heavy-handed security from state-owned paramilitary groups; and the independence of civil society and media will be greatly restricted. Claire Elder reports on the status of Somaliland.

Is Operation Car Wash the world’s biggest corruption scandal? By Vanessa Baird