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Ultra fans of Al Ahly protest against the government in Tahrir Square in Cairo in September 2011.

Football stories

Egypt’s Ultras as part of the revolution

The football fans of Al Ahly played a decisive role in the resignation of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011: they fought fierce street battles against the authoritarian regime in Tahrir Square. They ended up paying a high price.

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by Marius Moniak

Latest contributions

Supporters of Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar during a march to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian revolution in Budapest in 2025.

Democracy Index

The path to autocracy is reversible

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by Marius Moniak

Psychology

In Pakistan, they are waiting for loved ones who may never return

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by Aqsa Younas
The Quizat office in Damascus.

Post-conflict societies

Syria’s start-ups: building innovation from the rubble

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by Rishabh Jain
He fought for his team and his country: Didier Drogba at a match against Benin in 2008, when he was captain of the national football team of Côte d’Ivoire.

Football stories

How Didier Drogba contributed to reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire

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by Isah Shafiq
A boy is hanging up laundry at Beirut’s Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which has been converted into an emergency shelter for refugees.

Conflict

Life in war-torn Lebanon: refuge in a football stadium

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by Ali Awadeh
The world is rich in mineral resources – yet the profits are unevenly distributed.

Mining

Rare earths and other critical minerals – an overview

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by D+C / E+Z
Oil drilling in Vaca Muerta: plans are in place to expand the infrastructure for liquefied natural gas in this vast shale oil and gas field.

Supply chains

Europe is shifting its attention to energy resources in Latin America

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by Andreas Stamm
by Verónica Robert
Flowers are becoming a luxury in Burundi's capital Bujumbura.

Horticulture

When flowers become a luxury in Burundi’s capital

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by Mireille Kanyange
Can he save Africa from current and future fuel crises? Aliko Dangote at a panel discussion in Doha last year.

Energy

Can East Africa refine its way out of crisis?

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
For boys and girls all over the world, football also means having opportunities.

Football

The world’s greatest game

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The Goldman Environmental Prize this year has gone exclusively to women.

Good News

Recognition of Afghan women’s football team and prize for female environmental activists

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by D+C / E+Z
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga at the DRC match against Algeria.

Football stories

An iconic fan from the DRC

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama addresses the UN General Assembly in September 2025 wearing a fugu.

Culture

The “blouse” that became a political statement for Ghanaian fashion

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by Derrick Silimina
Rael Lomoti and members of one of her Desert Roses teams on their way to a match.

Football stories

Women’s football in the Kenyan desert

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Members of the Afghan women’s team celebrate a goal in October 2025. At the time, the team was still competing under the name “Afghan Women United”.

Football stories

A success for Afghan women’s football

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by Isah Shafiq
Xiomara Acevedo (white blouse, hair down) at the TAFF conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, in April.

Climate action

“We don’t want another endless process without real implementation”

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by Xiomara Acevedo Navarro
by Leon Kirschgens
There is so much out there these days – since last year, there has even been a peace prize awarded by the football association. FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump at the award ceremony.

FIFA

Does international football need to reinvent itself?

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by Alina Schwermer

Human rights

Accused of witchcraft, Malawi’s elderly people are still being killed

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by Lameck Masina
Matches between Gor Mahia (green jersey) and AFC Leopards remain a highlight of the Kenyan football season.

Fandom

Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards: From football rivalry to kinship

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by Solomon Waliaula
View of the Kibera Arts District from the roof of the main gallery. Most of the workshops and studios are located along the “main street”.

Arts

Nairobi’s “artivists” are planning the city’s first biennial

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by Patrick Othieno
by Jamey Ponte
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
GenZ 212 protests in front of the Moroccan parliament in Rabat in October 2025.

Gen Z

“Hospitals before stadiums”: Morocco’s youth protests over football

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by Salma Mansouri
The Bolivian lithium extraction plant, Llipi, at the Uyuni Salt Flat.

Bolivia

The untapped treasure of the Andes

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by Katja Dombrowski
Antenatal care often comes with hidden costs

Women’s health

In Nigeria, pregnancy care comes with a hidden bill

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo
Whenever the NGUVU Homeboyz play, the whole town crowds around the pitch.

Community organisations

For poor communities in Kenya, football is more than just a game

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by Alba Nakuwa
There can be no energy transition without batteries, and when it comes to the battery industry, there is no getting around China: wind turbines in China’s Jiangxi Province.

Just Transition

High ambition: jointly improving the battery industry

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by Inga Petersen
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Exploitative conditions continue to prevail in mining regions of the Global South.

Fair trade

Critical minerals: unearthing injustice

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by Jörg Döbereiner
AI projects can have a positive impact on the lives of people.

AI tools

Four positive AI stories

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by D+C / E+Z

Environmental protection

Why thousands of young activists are fighting for a Zimbabwean lake

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
Women protest against femicide in Rio de Janeiro in December.

Gender-based violence

Femicide in Brazil: If women must arm themselves the state has failed

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by Thuany Rodrigues
Gen Z protests in Madagascar last year.

Governance

How Africa is caught in the governance trap

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by Aimé Muligo Sindayigaya

Contributors

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

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