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Playing chess in Marottichal.

Drugs and communities

When an Indian village chose chess over alcohol

Once known for illicit liquor production and alcoholism, Marottichal has transformed into India’s “Chess Village”, writing a story of hope, change and the spirit of sport.

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by Roli Mahajan

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Brewing and selling alcohol is a source of income in an environment that offers few formal employment opportunities.

Traditional brewing

Drinking and brewing in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps

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by Alba Nakuwa

Pakistan

In Wazirabad’s cutlery industry, workers pay with their health

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by Aqsa Younas
A mobile registration van is visiting communities affected by climate-related disasters in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Natural disasters

Making social security in Pakistan more flexible

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by Farman Nawaz
Plastic waste is collected from streets and water channels in Kano, Nigeria, before being processed at a recycling facility.

Waste pickers

In Nigeria, one man’s trash is another man’s income

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by Sarafadeen Olalekan Oyeleke
Children carry their belongings across a flooded field in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State in 2021 – the third consecutive year in which the area had been hit by severe flooding.

Fragile states

Which crisis is the worst in South Sudan?

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by Alba Nakuwa
Processing and selling cassavas leaves can provide an income to women in Burundi.

Women’s independence

What Sarah makes before Burundi wakes: the business of cassava leaves

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by Mireille Kanyange
Protests to mark International Women’s Day in Santiago de Chile in 2025.

Novel

One of many marginalised workers speaks out

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by Jörg Döbereiner
A young man is arrested during the protests in Kenya in 2024.

Rules-based world order

Whose rights does international law protect?

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by Shakira Wafula

Climate change

How a new carbon trading system could benefit Zimbabwean communities

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
“Bitcoin accepted” – in some restaurants in cities such as Kampala, customers can pay with Bitcoin.

Digital payment

How Bitcoin can be used to drive development

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by Christoph Schneider-Yattara