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How Indonesia’s media landscape is dealing with AI

AI tools are spreading in Indonesian newsrooms as quickly as anywhere else in the world, but their introduction brings new risks and business challenges. Media outlets are using AI for routine tasks and building internal systems while tightening policies to en...

Cambodian sex workers wait for customers at  a public park  in Phnom Penh.
Sex tourism

Dubious reputation

Cambodia is seen as a heaven for paedophiles and sex tourists

Slave trade monument in Zanzibar.
Slavery

The forgotten Arab slave trade

The transatlantic slave trade had a devastating impact on Africa and affects the continent to this day. The fact that the Arab slave trade also took a terrible toll on millions of Africans is often overlooked.

Shamsa Araweelo, public speaker, trainer, social activist and expert on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) inthe UK.
Women's rights activists

“We need to move beyond simply talking about FGM”

A survivor of female genital mutilation living in the UK, Shamsa Araweelo spent years desperately seeking proper medical treatment. She became an advocate for survivors of violence – and is hugely successful on social media.

Climate activist Joyce Koech.
Climate conference

“If only privileged voices are heard, measures remain one-sided”

Kenyan environmental and climate activist Joyce Koech is committed to the reforestation of mangroves. At the UN mid-term Climate Change Conference, she lamented that climate negotiations often ignore the reality of those affected.

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Facebook page of Johannesburg Pride, the annual rally for the rights of homosexual people.
Health

Homosexuality is not a disease

The World Health Organization considers homosexuality as normal behaviour

Naila Conita.
Artist of the month

Naila Conita

Naila Conita is an illustrator from Indonesia. Two of her artworks are featured in the D+C January monthly issue.

Covid-19 has hit indigenous communities especially hard.
Prejudice

Mexico’s racial divide

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism

Unveiling a statue of Nelson Mandela at Cape Town’s city hall in 2018: Helen Zille (left), premier of Western Cape Province, and Patricia de Lille, mayor.
Diverse society

White South Africans generally accept majority rule today

South Africa’s white minority has lost its political dominance, but is still privileged in terms of wealth and opportunity

In Pakistan, many brides are teenagers.
Teenager

What sex education is really about

Pakistan shows why comprehensive sex education would improve young people’s lives

Main gate of Fort Santiago in Manila’s historical centre Intramuros.
History

No trust in institutions

The anti-democratic legacy of Spanish and US colonialism in the Philippines

Kenian farmer: as women do most agricultural work in Africa, they would probably have the best investment ideas, but typically lack access to credit.
Rural development

Africa must move on from subsistence farming

For too long, sub-Saharan governments have seen farming as something poor villagers do to feed themselves and their families.

Only few are free to go home: women in Kolkata’s red-light district in December 2020.
Sexual abuse

How some Nepali girls end up as prostitutes

After being trafficked into sex work, women are often trapped in slavery-like conditions in a foreign country

Muthoni Nderitu (“Blu”) is a contemporary artist.
Artist of the month

Muthoni Nderitu organises art workshops with children

Muthoni Nderitu (“Blu”) is a self-taught Kenyan contemporary artist with a background in counselling psychology. Two of her artworks are featured in the D+C March issue.

Amandla Stenberg as Starr Carter in “The Hate U Give”.
Summer Special

A shy girl becomes the face of anti-racist protests

The movie “The Hate U Give” addresses racism in today’s society in an entertaining way

Our image is taken from one of Africa Check’s guides: “Africa Check’s guide to zombie claims: how to spot false information that just won’t die.”
Fact checking

Combating fake news

In Africa, political rhetoric, dubious health claims and geopolitical interests fuel the spread of misinformation. Africa Check regularly exposes lies and works to (re)build media literacy to hold those in power accountable with facts.

The work “Activist Mayalú Kokometi Waurá Txucarramãe” by artist Yacunã Tuxá is a visual homage to the strength and resilience of Indigenous women. It was inspired by the activist Mayalú Txucarramãe, a strong voice in the fight to protect the rainforest and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Our view

Humanity needs Indigenous role models

Indigenous ways of life have withstood difficult conditions and outside pressure for centuries. The global community must do more to protect them – and learn from them in light of looming social and ecological crises.

A Taliban fighter stands guard as people receive food rations from China in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghanistan

Looking the other way is (not) an option

In Afghanistan, there is a vital need to provide help and strengthen the civilian population without legitimising the Taliban regime. Recent political developments in Germany are disastrous from a human-rights perspective.

At the Self Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA), it’s all about collective action: voting at a union meeting.
Informal sector

Women in India’s informal sector are fighting for better working conditions

A union for informal workers – how does that work? For more than 50 years, women in India have been supporting each other. Their latest challenge: climate change.

Young people are getting their information from platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and WhatsApp.
Media literacy

How Finland is preparing its citizens for a world swamped by fake news

Finland has been a world leader in media literacy for many years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being prepared for the disinformation they will encounter online. Will they succeed in combating fake news?