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Entrepreneurship

Building bridges between Zimbabwe’s diaspora and businesses at home

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
In Mexico, women are conquering the male-dominated field of truck driving: traffic in the state of Chiapas.

Female truckers in Mexico

The curse of the cliché

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by Montserrat Bustos Cardona

Small enterprises

How new investments spark hope for Zambia’s small businesses

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by Derrick Silimina
The Baghdasaryan family was forced to flee their home in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023. They now live in Yeghegnadsor, in southern Armenia.

Displaced by conflict

“I wanted to die in Nagorno-Karabakh”

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by André Uzulis
Many migrants need support when making a fresh start before they can become pillars of society.

Our view

Integration is a shared responsibility

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by Jörg Döbereiner
Further investment in education and health is needed to fully realise the potential of young people in Africa.

Growth

What can help sub-Saharan Africa grow in an inclusive way?

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by Aimé Muligo Sindayigaya
Lesotho declared an unprecedented two-year “state of national disaster” in order to reorganise its economy.

International Relations

Africa does not flinch before Trump

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Elections

Malawi’s election mood was shaped by food, fuel and job struggles

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by Lameck Masina
In mid-July, the “Compact with Africa Summit” took place as a side event to the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank presidents.

Africa strategies

Taking a chance on the private sector

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by Simon Züfle
by Philipp von Carlowitz
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