Development and
Cooperation

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Banking

“Village banks” face winds of change

“Village bank” lending circles face regulation and commercial bank competition

Refugees

Eviction notice

Refugees look for new homes after camp closures planned for mid-2022

Charities

Refuge in a storm

Charities caring for the most vulnerable face hard times during the pandemic

Refugees

Not in my backyard

Malawi sends refugee business owners back to crowded camp

Zambia’s elections

A fragile democracy

Democracy in Zambia is taking a step backwards under the Lungu administration

Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Communities along Lake Tanganyika face devastation from rising floodwaters

Tea estates

Fighting for workers’ rights

Malawi’s tea pickers struggle with low pay and poor working conditions

Agribusiness

Fortifying crops

Bio-fortified crops can improve both nutrition and economic growth in Zambia

Easter Island

Song of home

A renowned concert pianist left it all behind to open a school on Easter Island

Agriculture

Moving a mountain of mangoes

Sun-drying mangoes solves a market-access problem for smallholder farmers

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