In mountain regions, soil degradation is particularly advanced and has serious consequences

How the needs of the labour market promoted migration to South Africa

Tribal chiefs are divided amongst themselves over a proposed open-cast copper mine in Zambia’s Zambezi National Park

Zimbabwean women are taking on difficult menial jobs once held only by men

AfDB proposals for generating more productive employment in Africa

In the Middle East and North Africa, young people are taking to the streets to fight for better living conditions

After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore

What impression European welfare states made on the leaders of former colonies

Mozambique primarily exports commodities to Germany

An Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU offers Mozambique opportunities, but the country must grasp them