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Food security

Small grains and new methods bring resilience to Zimbabwean farmers

In Zimbabwe, conservation agriculture is helping farmers to adapt to drought. Rural communities are using climate-resilient crops and peer-led learning to improve harvests despite worsening weather extremes.

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by Farai Shawn Matiashe

12.05.2025

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Content moderation

Sorting out human horror for less than two dollars an hour

In Kenya, 185 former content moderators are currently suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Whats-App and Instagram – and its outsourcing company Sama. They accuse them of violating workers’ rights. Many of those affected are severely traumatised.

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by Alba Nakuwa

09.05.2025

Right-wing extremism

Global oligarchy, shrouded in secrecy

If you wonder why democracy looks fragile in the USA and other high-income countries, “Offshore – Stealth wealth and the new colonialism” by Brooke Harrington is a book you should read. Published shortly before the re-election of Donald Trump in November 2024, it explains well what is driving the autocratic action of the new Trump-Musk regime in the USA.

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by Hans Dembowski

08.05.2025

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Emergency aid

Humanitarian aid should not be driven by politics

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by Marvin Fürderer

16.04.2025

Financing for development

Facts and figures

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by Isah Shafiq

15.04.2025

Textile waste

How Nigerian designers are embracing sustainability

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo

14.04.2025

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 5/2025

Working hard for a better life

Content moderation

Sorting out human horror for less than two dollars an hour

In Kenya, 185 former content moderators are currently suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – and its outsourcing company Sama. They accuse them of violating workers' rights. Many of those affected are severely traumatised.

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by Alba Nakuwa

09.05.2025

Informal sector

“I just want my son to study well and then live a better life than I do”

Reba is a domestic worker in Kolkata. She uses the money she earns to pay off debts she had to take on when her husband was seriously ill and to pay for private tutoring for her son so that things will be better for him. She spoke to Roli Mahajan.

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by Roli Mahajan

02.05.2025

Our view

What decent work is all about

Worldwide, people in precarious jobs are fighting for a better life. Their stories underscore the importance of fair working conditions – and international accountability.

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth