Women peacekeepers are often expected to instinctively respond to women and children’s needs when on missions and reach communities that their male colleagues can’t. Georgina Holmes reveals that these gender biases can mean they aren’t getting adequate training.

In just over three weeks’ time Africa’s premier football competition, the Africa Cup of Nations, kicks off in Egypt on 21 June. The host nation’s players have hoisted the trophy more often than any other country on the continent. And, predicts Jo Clarke, they’re likely to be the winners yet again.