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Gender equality

How a transgender tobacco farmer in Zimbabwe is fighting for dignity

In a country where queer people face exclusion, formal agriculture offers rare stability. Yet significant risks remain.

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu

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Restaurant jobs are sought after among African migrants: a waiter at a café in Dubai.

Labour migration

What it’s like to move from Africa to the Gulf States for work

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by Alba Nakuwa
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Development needs investment: Major construction site in the Rwandan capital Kigali.

International financial architecture

Better development financing for Africa

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Young people’s attitudes

How young people in the MENA region see their future

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by Konstantin Auwärter
Livestock farmers in Ethiopia feel the impact of prolonged drought.

2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

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by Sabine Balk
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Artisanal fishing boats in front of the container port of Lomé, Togo’s capital city.

International relations

African responsibility for climate justice

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by Samir Abi
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
Harvesting coffee in Uganda: in spite of structural adjustment, African economies are still mostly exporting commodities.

German policymaking

The BMZ seems stuck in a European mindset

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by James Shikwati
Two German cabinet members visiting a Ghanaian NGO school in February: Svenja Schulze (in charge of international development) and Hubertus Heil (responsible for labour and social protection).

German policy

BMZ makes bold statement of intent

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
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A makeshift school for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon.

Refugee children

There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon

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by Mona Naggar
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To honour Gaddafi victims, this square in central Tripoli is called “Martyrs’ Square”.

Libya

Libya lapses into Gaddafi nostalgia

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by Moutaz Ali