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Image by David Amen, inspired by the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Urban life

Cities have many faces

For this edition, we asked ourselves what makes a city liveable. Many of the problems faced by Nairobi – and the ways they are being tackled – are typical of big cities in the Global South. Let’s go and explore.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

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A traditional jumping dance is part of the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage that is still practised today.

Gender studies

Evolving masculinities

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by Stephen Mutie
The chainsaw that Argentinian President Javier Milei gave tech billionaire Elon Musk as a gift at the Conserva­tive Political Action Conference in February.

Authoritarianism

The chainsaw men

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by Birgit Sauer
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd (centre) addresses his own experiences of sexualised violence in his miniseries “Baby Reindeer”.

Masculinity

Sexualised violence against men: the Baby Reindeer effect

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by Sonja Peteranderl
: There are plenty of men who want to spend more time with their children – and women who want to pursue a career.

Equal rights

More freedom for everyone: Breaking out of rigid male roles

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by Jörg Döbereiner
Demonstrations against Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), which USAID has fallen victim to.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 2

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by D+C / E+Z
In February, people demonstrated in front of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington against the government to support employees who had to vacate their offices.

Development politics

Global voices on ending USAID, part 1

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by D+C / E+Z
The Green Wave has spread across Latin America: A policewoman raises her arm as she guards members of feminist collectives protesting in the streets of Mexico City in 2023. She wears a green ribbon in solidarity.

Misogyny and authoritarianism

When authoritarians are on the rise, it’s bad news for women’s rights

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by Macarena Sáez
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
The protest icons of the 21st century are mostly women: The photograph of nurse Ieshia Evans facing riot police while protesting police violence in Baton Rouge, USA, became a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Our view

Women are leading change

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Statements such as “The rapist is you” remind men of their responsibility for the injustice done to women worldwide.

Male allies

Why men must support feminist activism

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by Stephen Mutie

Development in culture

Overview culture special

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by D+C / E+Z