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For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been ravaged time and again by war and conflict. The main culprit is its wealth of resources, which hugely benefits technology and the global economy – just not the country itself.
The largest single donor worldwide has halted its development cooperation: funding for USAID has been frozen for 90 days. These actions by the US president are already costing human lives. The global community must save what it can.
Africa’s development requires economic growth, but if it follows the western model, the ecological consequences will be disastrous. Strong green-growth models strike a balance between sustainability and social justice.
Faith-based actors, including Christian ones, play a special role in processes of social change, humanitarian aid and development cooperation, explains Dagmar Pruin, President of Bread for the World, in an interview.
To this day, colonial legacies mark many world regions. Former colonial powers thus still bear a responsibility for the fate of peoples they subjugated in the past.
Tamikrest combines the music of the Tuareg with elements of Western rock. The band chooses guitars over guns to fight for the cause of a community that has been oppressed in the Sahara for decades.
The future belongs to young people. They must be empowered to assume responsibility. Far too often, however, they lack prospects. It is encouraging that, all over the world, many want to take their fate into their own hands.
Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.
In the face of multiple global crises, power shifts and anti-democratic tendencies, policymakers are facing unprecedented challenges. Solutions require smart prioritisation, new trust and transparency.
In a recently published paper, the Federation of German Industries argues that Germany needs a more strategic international-development policy which must take more account of China’s growing global influence.
