Development and
Cooperation

E-Paper Archive

Poverty reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

TV sets for poor households in Ghana

A Ghanaian businessman runs two companies that tackle the problem of digital waste. He is in competition with informal waste recycling, which has a poor reputation because it damages the environment, exploits workers and exposes them to harmful substances.

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by Hans Dembowski
Affordable housing

Why the government’s housing policy is failing in Nairobi

Kenya is taking the wrong track by building houses for sale to the urban poor

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Infrastructure

Throughout the camp, houses lack adequate sanitation

Water and sanitation infrastructure is inadequate in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp

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by Qaabata Boru
Refugee camps

Kakuma camp has become a permanent settlement

Living conditions in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp are harsh and dangerous

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by Qaabata Boru
Marginalised communities

Where Brazil's neglected people live

Favelas are a particular kind of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Brazilian cities

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by Thuany Rodrigues
Our view

More than a mere shelter

Upgrading slums is one of the crucial issues to provide adequate housing for all

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by Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski
Child brides

An early end to childhood

Despite a law banning marriage under age 18, Malawi is seeing an increase

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Corruption

Medical mystery

Thefts of Covid-19 medical supplies highlight Kenya’s corruption problem

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by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Tourism

Travelling close to home

Zambia’s travel industry is pinning its hopes on building up domestic tourism

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by Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina
Social media

Tackling disinformation

Humanitarian workers are confronted with dangerous disinformation regarding health and vaccinations

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Humanitarian aid

A time of reckoning

Humanitarian agencies are assessing what privilege, racism and inequality mean within their own ranks

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk