The East European movements at Lab-Left emerged against the odds. On the one hand, the shadow of the Soviet bloc still looms ...

If their candidate wins, they’ll be the country's first female president, but not the first indigenous person to hold the office. Ryan Mallett-Outtrim reports.

Democratic regimes are thin on the ground in the Muslim world. *Abdelwahab El-Affendi* explores the reasons why.

Yet another idealistic comrade turned brutal dictator: Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki.

Another shock referendum result – this time in Colombia. Tatiana Garavito assesses the chances of ending the longest conflict in the western world.

Following the Glasgow Climate Pact, the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels still has a pulse, argue Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin – but only just.

Nick Dowson explores options for monitoring people in the interest of public health while respecting their privacy.

A small NGO is trying to link local communities and international networks to help Rio’s worse-off neighbourhoods, Ann Deslandes reports.

From buses to mosques, Muammar Gaddafi’s presence is hard to escape in Sierra Leone.

Louisa Reynolds on a country of great inequality still struggling with a legacy of civil war.

As Colombia prepares to hold a referendum on the historic peace deal, Kimberley Brown takes us inside the rebels’ preparations.