In this issue
What’s left for young people today? Yohann Koshy examines the emergence of ‘millennials’ and the political activism they are engaged in.
Wangui Kimari makes the case that the youth discourse in Africa has patronizing, colonialist tones.
Ravali Medari was moved to take up political activism alongside her academic work. Meena Kandasamy looks at how caste and class intersect in her busy life.
Jake Edwards, a transgender YouTube vlogger, has a uniquely millennial career. Edward Siddons spoke to him to find out more about his generation.
Sophia Seymour and Daisy Squires shine a light on Musa Fata, a Gambian migrant who hopes to become a world-famous DJ.
Georgia was once hailed as a ‘beacon of democracy’, but geopolitics have taken priority over human rights, writes Onnik Krikorian.
South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation has come of age. And they’re not happy with the way the ANC are handling things. Chris Webb explains.
Social media use is correlated with mental health problems. But is it simply cause and effect? Marcus Gilroy-Ware finds out.
For young girls across the Muslim world, social media has become a therapeutic medium. Hussein Kesvani reports.
Inclusive rhetoric by Fiji’s PM is belied by police repression, reports Wame Valentine.
LGBT+ people are subjected to forced confinement, medication and electric shocks to try to change their sexual orientation, writes Alessio Perrone.
Meet the non-profit art group trying to end violence against women in Mozambique. By Rebecca Cooke.
Inside the deeply-rooted economy of cocaine production and trafficking in Colombia. Bram Ebus reports.
- Maasai activists are hopeful that they will return to traditional grazing grounds lost to big-game trophy hunters, Nick Dowson writes.
- Hurricane Maria swept through Dominica, destroying 62 per cent of all dwellings and killing 57, Richard Swift reports.
The story of Radio Inzamba, daring to report on human rights abuses, told by Giedre Steikunaite.- Richard Swift profiles New Zealand/Aotearoa’s new 37-year-old Prime Minister.
