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Image by David Amen, inspired by the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Urban life

Cities have many faces

For this edition, we asked ourselves what makes a city liveable. Many of the problems faced by Nairobi – and the ways they are being tackled – are typical of big cities in the Global South. Let’s go and explore.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

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Students at the University of Algiers.

Women’s empowerment

Harmful impacts of stereotypes about Algerian female students

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Algerian anti-government protest held on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2021.

Algerian feminist movement

Progress and setbacks

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by Khadidja Kelalech
The Islamist regime is enforcing a repressive dress code, including in Kabul.

Gender justice

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women

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by Khushboo Srivastava
Margaret Busby at the 2023 Booker Prize ceremony in London.

Literature

The literary power of Black women writers

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by Dagmar Wolf
Rally in Algiers in 2020 to denounce the brutal killing of 19-year-old Chaïma and other women.

Women’s rights in Algeria

Women stand up against femicide

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Afghan women demand the right to education and work in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Afghanistan

The Taliban’s second emirate

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by Felix Kugele
Student protest in Frankfurt in 1969.

Migration

Adapting to fast-changing German society in the 1960s

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by Hans Dembowski
Livestock farmers in Ethiopia feel the impact of prolonged drought.

2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Not wearing a headscarf has become common in Teheran.

Authoritarian dress code

Iran’s regime is trying to enforce hijab rules again

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by Shora Azarnoush
Svenja Schulze, Germany’s minister for economic cooperation and development, visiting Kandia Camara, Côte d’Ivoire’s foreign minister, in early 2023.

German policy

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances

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by Birgit Pickel