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Social stratification

Myths of middle class dynamism

Africa does not have a homogenous, progressive and fast growing middle class

Segregation

Revisiting South Africa’s segregationist past

Apartheid was a racist system designed to keep people of different skin colour “apart” in South Africa.

Rainbow nation

Changing the conversation

Racial tensions haunt South Africa, impeding the country’s progress

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Anti-racists’ two-front struggle

Lessons from the history of racist ideas in the USA

Islamism

Islamist ideology has softened a bit in Afghanistan

German expert’s insights into how the Taliban have changed

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Our colleague Jeffrey Moyo has been arrested in Harare

Our colleague Jeffrey Moyo has been arrested in Harare

COP25

Civil unrest: Costs and benefits

Losing the privilege of hosting COP25 on Chilean soil in 2019 was not all bad

Liberia

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

Malawi

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

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Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

If you think China is the irresistibly rising world power, spare a thought for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.