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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

Ghanaian President John Mahama’s traditional fugu outfit sparked jokes and admiration during a visit to Zambia. The debate quickly turned into a wider conversation about African identity, fashion and local industries.

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by Derrick Silimina

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Uzbekistan’s face is changing: In the mountainous Zaamin area, the longest suspension pedestrian bridge in Central Asia was built.

Sustainable Development Goals

How Uzbekistan has achieved rapid SDG progress

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by Shahida Tulaganova
Antonia Konarska is currently working as a volunteer in the cafeteria of a retirement home.

Migration to Germany

“Every day I had to force myself to take small steps”

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by Antonia Konarska
The Baghdasaryan family was forced to flee their home in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023. They now live in Yeghegnadsor, in southern Armenia.

Displaced by conflict

“I wanted to die in Nagorno-Karabakh”

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by André Uzulis
Cotton harvest in Uzbekistan on the border with Turkmenistan.

Forced labour

Improving working conditions in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry

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by Shahida Tulaganova
The palace of Khudayar Khan in Kokand, Uzbekistan.

Central Asia

Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

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by Syinat Sultanalieva
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
Mongolia lies between two powerful neighbours.

International Criminal Court

Why Mongolia’s legal failure to arrest Putin has only limited political impact

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by Hans Dembowski
Militaristic propaganda of a totalitarian state in Teheran.

Sanctions

Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

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Coup supporters in Niger wave Russian flags.

Russia and China

BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies

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by Vladimir Antwi-Danso
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Sign to mark an “unmarked site of suffering”.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Silence is not golden

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by Martina Rieken