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Marshall Plan with Africa

Private sector as saviour?

Experts discuss merits of foreign direct investments in Africa

Globalisation

Shaking up the rural world

Improving infrastructure and opportunities in rural areas is key to eradicating hunger and poverty

Garment production

Glimmers of hope

In Bangladesh´s garment industry there are entrepreneurs who are improving working condition for their staff

Youth

Radicalism is not necessarily bad

Africa’s young generation needs opportunities, and the structural reasons of unemployment must be tackled

Employment

The countryside needs a better image

Africa’s agriculture needs new blood, but young people are attracted to the cities

AIIB

Lacking standards

Civil-society organisations complain that AIIB does not take account of human-rights violations

Social media

Internet birthday cakes

In the age of social media, families in Ghana visit each other less often

World economy

Sustainability requires fair wages

Sustainable economic development is not possible without fair pay

Adapting to climate change

The way forward

Bangladesh has made progress on adapting to climate change, but more must be done

Skills training

Empower India’s climate refugees

Skills training would help people from India’s Delta islands to cope with the impacts of global warming

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