Sub-Saharan Africa

In January, the ECOWAS lost three members – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. ECOWAS should grant AES, the new political entity they formed, diplomatic recognition – not least to show that intra-African solutions do not need western condoning.

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an Indigenous Peoples representative at high-level international conferences. She is convinced that if donor countries cut development and climate funding, they will pay the price in the long term.

After years of legal disputes, Malawi has enforced a ban on thin single-use plastics. The challenge now lies in consistent implementation to address pollution, protect ecosystems and align with global environmental efforts.

At the first D+C Roundtable, we spoke to private sector experts about the opportunities and challenges of private sector involvement in development financing – a topic becoming more important given the current decline in public development financing.

The industry’s various efforts not only create a greener future but also boost Kenya’s appeal on the global market.

Ghanaian scholar assesses relevance of USAID and ECOWAS

The situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is escalating once again. It has the potential to drag the entire region into it. The global community must take a stand, not least because the conflict centres on resources we all rely on.

The separatist conflict in the Anglophone part of Cameroon has been going on for years. School operations are constantly disrupted, schools are destroyed or house refugees or the military. The effects on young people are devastating.

In Cameroon, hundreds of thousands of children have not been able to go to school for years due to the violence in the English-speaking regions of the country. The fact that the EU is providing more funding gives hope – but is far from sufficient.

Mopane worms are a vital source of protein and income in Zimbabwe. Yet they are under threat due to climate change, deforestation and overharvesting. New sustainable farming initiatives aim to preserve them amid a worsening food security crisis.