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Sub-Saharan Africa
KfW

A pioneer in challenging markets

Carpenters, painters, architects and even young people with no formal education learn drywall construction at the Knauf training centre in Ghana

Sanitation

Sinking under a wave of trash

Benin’s local governments are unprepared to deal with a serious problem of uncollected trash

KfW

Help with digital technology

KfW supports targeted and efficient disbursement of transfer payments in Malawi using digital technology

Climate change

Engulfed by the lake

Fishermen on Zambia’s Lake Kariba are drowning in growing numbers

KfW

German farming technology for Ethiopian vocational schools

The education sector plays a key role in advancing Ethiopia’s economic development

Mental health

Removing the chains

A documentary film shows that respect for the mentally ill leads to de-demonisation

Marginalisation

No place for the Twa

Burundi’s smallest ethnic group fights for a voice

KfW

Paradigm shift: focus on investments in Africa

With the initiative “Compact with Africa”, BMZ aims to support Africa's economic potential

Market power

Public-private cooperation in the agricultural sector

Multinational seed companies are working with the government hand in hand

Crops

Traditional seeds are under threat

Industrial and genetically modified seeds are on the rise in Burkina Faso

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