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A Maya Train carriage arrives at a station in Campeche, Mexico.

Organised crime

Train of destruction

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by Sonja Peteranderl

Small enterprises

How new investments spark hope for Zambia’s small businesses

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by Derrick Silimina
Distribution of improved cooking devices in Rwanda: funds are allocated to projects such as this one under the contribution-claim model.

Contribution-claim approach

How companies can contribute to climate justice voluntarily

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by Lukas Küsters
by Kirsten Gade
Further investment in education and health is needed to fully realise the potential of young people in Africa.

Growth

What can help sub-Saharan Africa grow in an inclusive way?

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by Aimé Muligo Sindayigaya

Environmental protection

How refill stations fight plastic waste in Victoria Falls

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
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

Electricity

Lighting up rural Uganda with solar power

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by Mathias Galabuzi

Fashion industry

How Ibadan’s fashion designers are coping with rising costs

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by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo
Shifts in international development cooperation were already evident at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting in April 2025.

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
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