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Without raw materials from the DRC, many of us would not have a smartphone.

Resource conflict

No Congo, no phone

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The mineral resources that are the cause of the conflict in the DRC are indispensable for the global economy – as neighbouring Rwanda is well aware.

Conflict

Rwanda must be held accountable

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by Denise Zaneza
ERG salvages usable parts from discarded digital devices and sorts the waste materials for recycling purposes.

Digital-waste management

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

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by Hans Dembowski
Fleeing again and again: People displaced by fighting leave their camp following an order from M23 rebels in Goma.

Conflict

The international community must pay attention to the DRC

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by Miriam Ogutu
Commodity prices have fallen, and cocoa production is declining: Ghanaian farmer spreading out cocoa beans to dry in the sunlight.

Sovereign default

After sovereign default, Ghana’s economic challenges persist

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by J. Atsu Amegashie
Africa must produce green technologies itself instead of relying on imports: solar panels in Lagos.

Growth models

Why Africa needs a strong green growth

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by Chukwumerije Okereke
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The palace of Khudayar Khan in Kokand, Uzbekistan.

Central Asia

Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

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by Syinat Sultanalieva
After many presidents, the first presidenta.

Elections

Mexico’s first female president

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by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Dilma Rousseff, president of the BRICS-owned New Development Bank, addressing the NDB’s annual meeting in Shanghai in 2023.

Our View

Why the unconvincing BRICS+ alliance looks so formidable

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by Hans Dembowski
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