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AI can boost participation, but it can also facilitate manipulation and threaten democracies.

Artificial Intelligence

The future is still ours to shape

Humanity is entering a new reality. The question is no longer whether artificial intelligence will change our lives but how – and who will be in charge.

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Latest contributions

Algerian women call for the protection of women’s rights on the occasion of the International Women's Day 2021 in Algiers.

Gender equality

Algeria’s legal recognition of women’s rights must be put into action

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by Khadidja Kelalech
This elementary school for girls in the city of Minab in Iran’s Hormozgan Province was de-stroyed by a US missile. The attack in late February claimed the lives of many civilians, most of them children.

International law

Iran war: Call out violations of international law, push for reform

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by Kai Ambos
Should Africa Invest more in exportable applications or data centers?

Digital economy

How will Africa make use of AI?

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by Roger B. Jantio

Gender equality

How a transgender tobacco farmer in Zimbabwe is fighting for dignity

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
Using AI effectively and responsibly is a challenge for media professionals worldwide.

Media

How Indonesia’s media landscape is dealing with AI

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by Anastasya Andriarti

Technology

Why the Global South can’t afford tech pessimism

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by Payal Arora
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Many people are still living in refugee camps, as here in the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle.

Conflict

The long aftermath of the war in northern Ethiopia

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by Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet
Camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia, 2025.

International humanitarian system

The UN’s plan for humanitarian action in times of dwindling funds

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by Martin Ohms
by Jessica Kühnle
by Matthias Amling

Employment

The hidden yet promising trend of female entrepreneurs in Somalia

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by Bahja Ahmed
A guard stands in front of a prison cell at the CECOT high-security prison in Tecolotzco, El Salvador.

Human rights

Inside El Salvador’s prison system

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by Julia Gavarrete
Artwork by Muthoni Nderitu

Humanitarian aid

The fact that funds are lacking to relieve suffering is scandalous

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Solar energy even on cloudy days.

Good News

Solar energy despite clouds, and days off during menstruation

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by D+C / E+Z
Muthoni Nderitu (“Blu”) is a contemporary artist.

Artist of the month

Muthoni Nderitu organises art workshops with children

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by D+C / E+Z

Women's rights

In Nigeria, money and men decide when a woman seeks prenatal care

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo
Sex workers from Kolkata celebrate the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling in May 2022 recognising sex work as a profession.

Feminism

Is prostitution work or exploitation?

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by Khushboo Srivastava
Sex workers and activists demonstrate on the eve of International Labour Day 2022 in Kolkata.

Labour rights

Selling sex, seeking respect: Life in India’s red-light districts

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by Khushboo Srivastava

Inclusion

This Malawian invention rewrites the rules for blind students

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by Lameck Masina
Humanitarian organisations work closely together in Chad, especially in light of global aid cuts. A medical team with IRC and UNHCR staff at an initial reception centre in the border town of Adré.

Humanitarian organisations

Humanitarian crisis in Chad: “How do we prioritise among priorities?”

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by Alain Rusuku
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Like-minded heads of state are supported by Donald Trump: Argentina’s President Javier Milei with the US President at the White House in October 2025.

Latin America

Trump’s vision to reclaim the “US backyard”

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by André de Mello e Souza
Picture of Donald Trump on a poster-covered wall in São Paulo, 2019. The fact is: Brazil has not made any major concessions to the US.

Latin America

Who bows in the face of Trump’s coercion?

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by André de Mello e Souza
Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing in November 2025.

Involuntary migration

The harsh fate of Afghan families pushed out of Pakistan

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by Aqsa Younas
Patients wait in front of the IRC health centre in Farchana in eastern Chad.

Resources

The fact that life in eastern Chad works is nothing short of a miracle

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Trade between Chad and Sudan flourished even during the war until the temporary closure of the border at the end of February.

War and flight

From Sudan to Chad: Refuge in one of the world’s poorest countries

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Sustainable agriculture

How farmers grow food without burning out their land

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by Derick Matsengarwodzi
Protests in Caracas against electoral fraud following the 2024 presidential elections.

Democracy vs autocracy

The kind of solidarity Venezuelans need right now

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by Laura Vidal
Former child soldiers stand in line waiting to be registered with UNICEF to receive a release package, in Yambio, South Sudan.

Children in conflict

Child soldiers are still a reality in South Sudan

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by Mamer Kuot
A Taliban fighter stands guard as people receive food rations from China in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Looking the other way is (not) an option

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by Selmin Çalışkan
Food aid in Kakuma is now only available to people who have been classified by the WFP as belonging to the relevant categories.

Refugees

Ending up in the last category means no food at all

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by Alba Nakuwa

Humanitarian crisis

Burundi’s refugee camps overwhelmed after new fighting in the DRC

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by Mireille Kanyange
Transporting medical patients in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Crises and conflicts

“The triple nexus needs to be more flexible and tolerant of error”

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by Katharina Valjak
by Leon Kirschgens

Contributors

by Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
by José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
by Henning Melber
Justice after genocide
by Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Ideas to reform debt policy
by Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
by Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
A hotline to support young people’s mental health in Uganda
by Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
by Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Africa does not flinch before Trump
by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
by Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
The ecosystem of hate
by André de Mello e Souza
Trump’s vision to reclaim the “US backyard”
by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
by Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
by Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
by Achim Steiner
In a time of disruption, we still have prospects
by Imran Mukhtar
Can India withhold Pakistan’s water?
by Praveen Jha
US tariffs will aggravate economic crises in the Global South
by Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Many crops are neglected in spite of being vitally important
by David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
A growing appeal for authoritarian rule
by Roli Mahajan
A city where women need panic buttons is not a safe city
by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Why India and China are realigning their relations
by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
by Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls

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