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Livestock farmers in Ethiopia feel the impact of prolonged drought.

2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals "almost unachievable"

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
The group’s first album is named after the Egyptian city of Aswan on the Nile.

Intercultural music

Music of the Nile

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Not wearing a headscarf has become common in Teheran.

Authoritarian dress code

Iran’s regime is trying to enforce hijab rules again

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by Shora Azarnoush
Artisanal fishing boats in front of the container port of Lomé, Togo’s capital city.

International relations

African responsibility for climate justice

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by Samir Abi
Svenja Schulze, Germany’s minister for economic cooperation and development, visiting Kandia Camara, Côte d’Ivoire’s foreign minister, in early 2023.

German policy

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances

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by Birgit Pickel
Statue honouring Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s less than perfect independence leader, in Accra.

Governance

Why African countries must foster democratic civic cultures

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by Baba G. Jallow
Harvesting coffee in Uganda: in spite of structural adjustment, African economies are still mostly exporting commodities.

German policymaking

The BMZ seems stuck in a European mindset

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by James Shikwati

Call for new authors

Share your views on our platform!

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by D+C / E+Z
Oil tanker in Novorossiysk in October 2022.

Energy prices

Oil price back to pre-war level

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by Zohra Cosima Benamar
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