Blog 300 pages, 250 years, 8 generations Top story New 17/02/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Yaa Gyasi is a very talented young fiction writer. Her first novel “Homegoing” explores the brutal history of how colonialism and the slave trade affected both West Africa and North America.
Regional organisation New 15/02/2019 – by Karim Okanla Like a magnet ECOWAS has made considerable progress, but still has ample room for improvement Read
Anti-democratic policies New 14/02/2019 – by Dagmar Wolf The threatening danger of fascism Former US Secretary of State warns that democratic values are being undermined incrementally Read
Desertification New 13/02/2019 – by Katja Dombrowski The Great Green Wall Action against desertification is urgently needed Read
Desertification New 12/02/2019 – by Nnimmo Bassey, Katja Dombrowski Involve the local people The Great Green Wall across Africa could stop the Sahara from expanding – if done right Read
Media New 11/02/2019 – by Moutaz Ali Persecuted journalists Journalists in Libya are under threat when exercising their profession Read
Blog New 10/02/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Early signs of paradigm change With global implications, the buzzword “Green New Deal” is causing new excitement in US politics Read
Blog New 08/02/2019 – by Hans Dembowski “Poor choice” The FT’s assessment of Trump’s nominee for the World Bank presidency is devastating Read
Violent strife New 08/02/2019 – by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón Rekindling the war on drugs Why destroying Colombian coca fields with pesticides may backfire terribly Read
Our view New 07/02/2019 – by Katja Dombrowski Undeniable challenges Not the extinction of individual species is dangerous, but the collapse of entire ecosystems Read
Primary forests New 06/02/2019 – by Carmen Josse Indigenous peoples are key stakeholders The indispensable role of local communities in the protection of Amazonian forests Read
