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A telephone charger boot: many Africans use their cell phones longer than 18 months.

Value chains

Due diligence

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by Theresa Krinninger
Village school in Mali: Primary education for all was one of the Millennium Development Goals.

Development assistance

EU scores high

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by Sipho Moyo
Brown algae, which are harvested in the fjords of Iceland, serve as a raw ­material for alternative fibres that may someday ­replace cotton.

Fibre raw materials

Alternatives to cotton

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by Marina Chahboune
At Fashion Company Sahel in Tunisia, the denim fabric from the weaving factories is cut and sewn into jeans. The factory has been audited on behalf of Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) since ­December 2013.

Organic jeans

Slow fashion

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by Monique Voorneman
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
A Chinese company that owns a copper mine in Zambia helped building a football stadium in the capital, Lusaka.

South-south cooperation

China’s role in Africa

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Death from malaria has dropped by 85.3 % from 2005 to 2011: awareness-raising billboard.

Village life

Grassroots participation

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by John Wesley Kabango
The economy is growing fast: construction site in Kigali in 2008.

Dynamic growth

Remarkable Progress

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by John Wesley Kabango
ISIS-flag on a hill close to Kobani near the Turkish border in early October.

Ressource wealth

“Deathly silence”

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by Loay Mudhoon
Smuggled petrol is sold on the highway between Cotonou and Porto Novo.

West Africa

Insufficient fire wood

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by Karim Okanla
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