The Globalist

A selection of the most interesting features on Africa published by The Globalist in 2014.

Homeless people in Tokyo number more than the government wants to admit and sleep in the shadow of City Hall.

India faces a large gender divide when it comes to literacy rates.

Literacy rates among young people are improving.

Adult literacy rates have been improving year on year since the 1950s.

Roosevelt’s 1944 State of the Union message to Congress shows the U.S. the way forward.

Since 1990, China’s literacy rate has been rapidly improving.

The beautiful rituals of the Champa people in Vietnam.

Container fleet capacity nearly doubles, 2009 -14.

How trade and investment can overcome a treacherous historical legacy.