On 28 January, the military regimes of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with immediate effect. This has grave consequences for the entire region.

Sustainable development would be hampered internationally should European legislation regarding supply-chain management fail, and Germany’s reputation would suffer too.

Driven by right-wing populist forces, the EU is tightening its asylum rules. Doing so is wrong for political, moral and economic reasons

Voters in Chile have rejected a second proposed new constitution. The divide between society and the political class is growing

AI holds the potential to act as a facilitator in achieving the SDGs in Africa. At the same time, there is a risk that it will exacerbate inequalities and tensions, not least through data exploitation

The focus on racialised ideas of identities helps to hide problematic power dynamics in international relations

A term that can help to assess social dynamics in the USA is not useful in large parts of Africa and Asia

Two letters from readers deal with rural development in Nepal, agriculture in China and the variety of natural ecosystems

The more collective trauma grows, the harder it will be to achieve reconciliation between Israel and Palestine

A health advisor from Senegal explains what advice she gives to young mothers on how to properly feed and care for their babies