Infrastructure New 29/09/2020 – by Farai Shawn Matiashe Clean water in the fight against corona virus In the fight against Covid-19, a NGO in Zimbabwe provides urban slum dwellers with hand-washing stations Read
Africa-Europe partnership New 29/09/2020 – by Bernd Bornhorst Building bridges VENRO is calling for more participation from local actors in the AU-EU partnership Read
Domestic violence New 28/09/2020 – by Jeffrey Moyo Taking cover Zimbabwean women are experiencing a wave of domestic violence Read
Sex education New 21/09/2020 – by Mireille Kanyange Keeping girls in school Burundi is bringing into schools a traditional method of sex-education counseling for teenagers, with good early results Read
Informal sector New 20/09/2020 – by Derrick Silimina Devastated businesses Zambia’s informal sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown Read
Mobile phones New 14/09/2020 – by Derrick Silimina Ringing up sales -known Chinese brands are taking over the smartphone market in Zambia Read
Environment 07/09/2020 – by Jeffrey Moyo Running dry Zimbabwe’s drought drags on, causing severe hardships across the population and with no end in sight Read
Change of power in Mali 06/09/2020 – by Grit Lenz Civil society sees political awakening Mali’s military takeover creates opportunities to meet the needs of the people Read
Governance 04/09/2020 – by Jeffrey Moyo Suppressing dissenters during lockdown Western embassies urge Zimbabwe’s government not to use Covid-19 as a cover for breaching human rights Read
Dysfunctional policy 02/09/2020 – by Hildegard Lingnau, Julia Schnatz Under-performing ODA darling Despite under-performing governance, Kenya is still a donor darling Read
Official development assistance 01/09/2020 – by Hildegard Lingnau, Julia Schnatz Why taxation matters Conventional ODA has often proved counterproductive, but there are alternative approaches Read
