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In 2018, a memorial service was held in Berlin as part of the repatriation of human remains from Germany to Namibia.

Reparations

Justice after genocide

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by Henning Melber
by Jephta Uavavaera Nguherimo
Medical care for children in Lusaka, Zambia. The healthcare sector is hardest hit by the cuts in global funding.

Development policy

Don’t overpromise and underdeliver

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by Heiner Janus
by Tim Röthel
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping support one another.

Propaganda

When autocrats cooperate against democracy

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by Dagmar Wolf
Shifts in international development cooperation were already evident at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting in April 2025.

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Development financing

Bringing power to 300 million Africans by 2030

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by John Mubambe
The Bahamas are widely considered a tax haven.

Right-wing extremism

Global oligarchy, shrouded in secrecy

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by Hans Dembowski
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
How much would investment need to grow to achieve the SDGs? This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Financing for development

Facts and figures

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by Isah Shafiq
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