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Sub-Saharan Africa
Learning Chinese

The Mandarin road to success

Learning to speak Chinese opens a wide range of job opportunities in Zambia

Liberia

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

Weather forecasts

Waiting for rain – and advice

Crop farmer Elinat Daka relies on nature for a good yield, and timely weather-based advice would help

Agriculture

Crop insurance and weather forecasting are closely linked

Crop insurance and more accurate weather forecasts will help farmers to cope with climate change

Uganda

More malaria and infectious diseases

Uganda fears a decline in public health as a result of climate change

Sustainable Development Goals

Missing the target

The UN is allocating fresh funds to small firms to help Malawi meet SDG goals

Malawi

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

Zambia

Think local, buy local

In difficult economic times, Zambia encourages consumers to buy local goods

Continental Free Trade Area

A milestone for African trade

The African Continental Free Trade Area raises hopes that many trade barriers will gradually come down

Access to public information

Top secret

Malawians looking for public information face a long and winding road to nowhere

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