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Conflict

A region in constant crossfire

Uvira is situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This makes the city and its surroundings an important hub, not only for its immediate neighbours Rwanda and Burundi, but also for Tanzania and Zambia. Given its favourable geographical location, the area should be thriving. The fact that it has instead been the scene of tensions and armed conflicts for ...

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by Jean Masemo

Latest contributions

Governance

Coups in slow motion

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by Christopher A. Martínez
by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Protests

Too much violence and grief

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by Grace Atuhaire

Education

How biogas is transforming school meals and forests in Malawi

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by Lameck Masina

Global warming

Climate change in numbers

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by Isah Shafiq

Ownership

Implementing community ideas in the southern Caucasus

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by Nand Kishor Agrawal
by Steffen Schuelein

Community participation

Building ownership through community-driven project management

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by Nand Kishor Agrawal
by Steffen Schuelein

Reparations

Justice after genocide

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by Henning Melber
by Jephta Uavavaera Nguherimo

Electricity

Lighting up rural Uganda with solar power

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by Mathias Galabuzi

Good news

Less child labour and a court statement in favour of climate protection

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by D+C / E+Z

Drug abuse

Addiction’s toll on households

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by Derick Matsengarwodzi 

Health funding

How Zimbabwe could benefit from investing in mental health

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by Derick Matsengarwodzi 

Climate conference

“If only privileged voices are heard, measures remain one-sided”

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by Joyce Koech
by Leon Kirschgens

Fashion industry

How Ibadan’s fashion designers are coping with rising costs

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo

Our view

Strengthening mental health worldwide

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by Maren van Treel

Climate conference

“I hope the negotiations will become more substantive again”

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by Bruno Sirote
by Leon Kirschgens

Climate crisis

How climate change is impacting adolescent mental health in Madagascar

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by Roli Mahajan

Resilience

What’s behind the legendary resilience of young Africans?

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by Gladys K. Mwiti

Youth movement

Young Kenyans return to the streets for political change and justice

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by Jacob Opara

Development policy

Don’t overpromise and underdeliver

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by Heiner Janus
by Tim Röthel

Propaganda

When autocrats cooperate against democracy

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by Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Investigative research

The profitable business of climate disinformation

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by Ava Lee

Protests in Kenya

“I am plagued by doubts about how we as a country can survive”

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by Shakira Wafula

Public transport

Electric motorcycles are transforming urban transport in Uganda

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by Sheillah Abaho

Press freedom

Why Libya is a “black hole” of information

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by Moutaz Ali

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Freedom of expression

Imprisoned for a novel

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by Charles Kambale

Media

The silent majority must make its voice heard

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Development financing

Bringing power to 300 million Africans by 2030

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by John Mubambe

Gender equality

A woman in power does not automatically guarantee gender equality

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by Clemence Manyukwe

Online tool

Arguments that prompt us to engage in more climate action

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Contributors

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Hildegard Lingnau
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A global minimum tax rate for the super-rich
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José Siaba Serrate
What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
by Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
by Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
The ecosystem of hate
by Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
by Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How AI exploits
by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
by Achim Steiner
In a time of disruption, we still have prospects
by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
by Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Ideas to reform debt policy
by Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
How GDP statistics are misleading
by Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
by Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
by Henning Melber
Justice after genocide
by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Combating fake news
by Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
by David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
by Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
by Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
“On a bad day, my earnings are just enough to pay my boss”
by Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
by Roli Mahajan
How climate change is impacting adolescent mental health in Madagascar
by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon

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