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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 of environmental hazards and poor working conditions.

When workers are exploited or indigenous land rights are threatened, lawyer Alejandra Ancheita doesn’t hesitate to bring mining and energy giants before international accountability mechanisms.

According to the World Happiness Report 2024, holistic, people-centred policies are conducive to a nation’s sense of cheerfulness.

Women in strife-ridden Cameroon are demanding the chance to set up their lives again despite ongoing conflicts. What matters most is that they are able to earn a secure living. The whole country would benefit from this.

Gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace is still widespread worldwide. In Tanzania, there are several initiatives aimed at empowering female workers. However, there are still challenges, especially in the huge informal sector.

In an increasingly interconnected world, higher education plays a central role in shaping the future of individuals and therefore the future of societies. In countries like Uganda, having a foreign university degree makes a big difference.

Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explains why low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth and in what kind of settings growth-oriented policies are implemented.

For too long, sub-Saharan governments have seen farming as something poor villagers do to feed themselves and their families.

Islamist Taliban regime has effectively erased women from public life.

In Malawi, female fish traders face a troubling practice known as ”sex for fish,” where they are solicited for sex in exchange for fish supply.