Years of strikes by American drones have left an indelible mark on north-west Pakistan, with many Pakistanis furious at the loss of life and compromises of sovereignty that the US’s military manoeuvres entailed. Unpacking their interviews with ordinary civilians and members of the elite – including a former president – Scott Lucas and Talat Farooq map the contours of a complicated aerial and political battlefield.

Women entrepreneurs in Tanzania aren’t benefiting from bank and microfinance loans. This is generally taken to mean that these women simply aren’t being offered loans in the first place. But as Vanessa Naegels writes, the problem isn’t that there aren’t loans available – it’s that women running small businesses have a very jaundiced view of what’s on offer.