Development and
Cooperation

All monthly issues

Elections

Malawi’s election mood is shaped by food, fuel and job struggles

Inflation, fuel shortages and joblessness dominate conversations in Malawi as citizens prepare for elections on 16 September. While voters wonder whether promises of relief will finally be kept, economists warn that real change will take time.

by
by Lameck Masina

Latest contributions

Indigenous voices

“If all that is lost, then I am lost”

by
by Sonami Baski
by Ipil Monica Baski

Artist of the month

Yacunã Tuxá

by
by D+C / E+Z

Colombia

Indigenous communities in Colombia are using cartography to preserve ancient knowledge and to fight for their land

by
by Leonardo Jiménez García

Good News

Greater independence to treat HIV for Africa, fairer mining in Ghana

by
by D+C / E+Z

Environmental protection

How refill stations fight plastic waste in Victoria Falls

by
by Lungelo Ndhlovu

Indigenous voices

“It’s remarkable how we retain our cultural identity while changing”

by
by Rael Nkoi Lomoti

Africa strategies

Taking a chance on the private sector

by
by Simon Züfle
by Philipp von Carlowitz

Empowerment

Supporting traumatised women and girls in Iraq

by
by Haneen Masoud

Our view

Humanity needs Indigenous role models

by
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Children’s rights

Kenya upholds inheritance rights for all children

by
by Joseph Maina

Land rights and environmental protection

Where is Julia Chuñil?

by
by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

World trade

US tariffs will aggravate economic crises in the Global South

by
by Praveen Jha

Faith and mental health

How faith-based organisations are promoting mental health

by
by Sabine Schwirner

Gaza

Only very limited food supplies reach the people in need

by
by Jolien Veldwijk

Agriculture

How smart farming helps Zambian communities adapt to drought

by
by Derrick Silimina

Indigenous medicine

Why Indigenous knowledge must be preserved

by
by Lawrence Kilimwiko

Conflict

A region in constant crossfire

by
by Jean Masemo

Governance

Coups in slow motion

by
by Christopher A. Martínez
by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Protests

Too much violence and grief

by
by Grace Atuhaire

Education

How biogas is transforming school meals and forests in Malawi

by
by Lameck Masina

Global warming

Climate change in numbers

by
by Isah Shafiq

Ownership

Implementing community ideas in the southern Caucasus

by
by Nand Kishor Agrawal
by Steffen Schuelein

Community participation

Building ownership through community-driven project management

by
by Nand Kishor Agrawal
by Steffen Schuelein

Reparations

Justice after genocide

by
by Henning Melber
by Jephta Uavavaera Nguherimo

Electricity

Lighting up rural Uganda with solar power

by
by Mathias Galabuzi

Good news

Less child labour and a court statement in favour of climate protection

by
by D+C / E+Z

Drug abuse

Addiction’s toll on households

by
by Derick Matsengarwodzi

Health funding

How Zimbabwe could benefit from investing in mental health

by
by Derick Matsengarwodzi

Climate conference

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

by
by Joyce Koech
by Leon Kirschgens

Fashion industry

How Ibadan’s fashion designers are coping with rising costs

by
by Oluwatoyosi Asunmo

Contributors

by Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
by Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Many crops are neglected in spite of being vitally important
by David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
by Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How AI exploits
by Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
by Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
The ecosystem of hate
by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
by Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
by Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
by Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
by Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
by Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
by Roli Mahajan
How climate change is impacting adolescent mental health in Madagascar
by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
“On a bad day, my earnings are just enough to pay my boss”
by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
by José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
by Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
by Henning Melber
Justice after genocide
by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
by Achim Steiner
In a time of disruption, we still have prospects
by Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Ideas to reform debt policy
by André de Mello e Souza
A global minimum tax rate for the super-rich
by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Combating fake news
by Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
by Praveen Jha
US tariffs will aggravate economic crises in the Global South

X (Twitter)

Third party content

Please change your privacy settings to see this Twitter content.