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A farm that was destroyed by a cyclone in southern Malawi.

Food security

Malawi’s increasingly difficult battle against hunger

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by Brenard Mwanza

by Matthias Scharpf

19.11.2025

Investments in companies that supply underserved populations with essential goods such as food are a form of impact investing.

Impact investing

How to convince rich people to use their money for good

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18.11.2025

Illustration by Dadi Prayoga from Indonesia.

Our view

The power of the billions

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth

04.11.2025

Boniface Mwangi is a civil engineer and recently arrived in Germany.

Migration to Germany

“The opportunities I found here outweigh many of the challenges”

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by Boniface Mwangi

24.10.2025

StepMap

Small enterprises

How new investments spark hope for Zambia’s small businesses

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by Derrick Silimina

20.10.2025

StepMap

Entrepreneurship

How Africa’s youth is shaping climate solutions

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu

15.10.2025

StepMap

AIDS prevention

A monthly shot of hope for people living with HIV

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by Sheillah Abaho

29.09.2025

StepMap

Healthcare

How kangaroo care saves newborn lives in Burundi’s hospitals

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by Mireille Kanyange

22.09.2025

In mid-July, the “Compact with Africa Summit” took place as a side event to the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank presidents.

Africa strategies

Taking a chance on the private sector

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by Simon Züfle

by Philipp von Carlowitz

04.09.2025

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