New 19/01/2020 – by Hans Dembowski Why it would make sense to have internatonal safety nets Read full article
Avoiding plastic New 26/01/2020 – by Kurian Mathew, Sabine Balk Growing awareness To tackle the plastic-waste problem, a German-Indian company offers an innovative solution Read
Urbanisation New 22/01/2020 – by Maxwell Suuk Road to riches To become a regional powerhouse, Tamale in Ghana needs appropriate transport infrastructure Read
Non-motorised transport 03/01/2020 – by Nicholas Hollmann Expand sidewalks and bike lanes Urban and transport planners around the world must pay more attention to pedestrians and cyclists Read
Human rights 31/12/2019 – by Thomas Krapf Battle cry “blasphemy” Laws against “blasphemy”, “defamation of religion” and “apostasy” are incompatible with universal human rights Read
Independent media 27/12/2019 – by Hans Dembowski Why brown envelopes are harmful Quality media must strive for the truth – and that requires independence and professional standards Read
Port of Cotonou 24/12/2019 – by Karim Okanla Competitive squall at the pier The Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin’s economic engine, is facing a major new challenge from neighbouring Nigeria, one of its biggest customers Read
Infrastructure 22/12/2019 – by Alphonce Shiundu Railway to nowhere Why Kenya’s ambitious cross-country railway is controversial Read
Development finance 20/12/2019 – by Alphonce Shiundu Massive Chinese lending Kenyans worry about Chinese loans needed for prestigious railway project Read
Livestock 19/12/2019 – by Frank Odenthal Guinea pigs for Africa African smallholders learn about cavy farming from South American producers Read
Civil liberties 15/12/2019 – by Hugh Williamson Live up to the rhetoric EU needs to press Central Asia harder on human rights Read
Social protection 06/12/2019 – by Praveen Jha No longer convincing trendsetter After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore Read
