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Bhutan is the first country that has become carbon negative.

Good news

Bhutan’s successful climate action and Vietnam’s new AI law

The two pieces of good news this month are about Bhutan’s way to become the first country in the world that is carbon negative, and about Vietnam’s new comprehensive AI law.

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Saw mill in a Lagos slum.

Personal prospects

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

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by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Artist honouring frontline workers in Nepal.

Relevant reading

Progress undone by pandemic

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by Maren van Treel
by Rishikesh Thapa
Salesperson with skin-lightening product in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in 2016.

Skin-whitening products

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

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by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Agribusiness

Fortifying crops

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by Derrick Silimina

East Africa

Two African neighbours give peace a chance

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by Mireille Kanyange
E-waste piled up for disassembling on a scrap yard in Ghana in 2019.

Planetary boundaries

Consumerism is unsustainable

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by Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Melinda and Bill Gates in 2019.

Blog

Why taxes beat philanthropy

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by Hans Dembowski
A social-media troll army has helped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro cling to power.

Cyber warfare

Strong clout in digital space

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by Rishikesh Thapa
In Ethiopia, greater purchasing power has not led to a strengthening of democracy: salesman in Addis Ababa.

Social stratification

Myths of middle class dynamism

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by Henning Melber

Agriculture

Moving a mountain of mangoes

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by Farai Shawn Matiashe