Development and
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Children in conflict

Almost half a million Cameroonian children are out of school

The separatist conflict in the Anglophone part of Cameroon has been going on for years. School operations are constantly disrupted, schools are destroyed or house refugees or the military. The effects on young people are devastating.

Informal market

Up in smoke: Ghana’s Kantamanto market

Informal traders start reconstruction immediately

Women's rights activists

“We have taken several transnational corporations to court”

When workers are exploited or indigenous land rights are threatened, lawyer Alejandra Ancheita doesn’t hesitate to bring mining and energy giants before international accountability mechanisms.

Global trends

Around the globe, inequality regarding happiness is deepening

According to the World Happiness Report 2024, holistic, people-centred policies are conducive to a nation’s sense of cheerfulness.

Algerian feminist movement

Progress and setbacks

The women’s movement in Algeria has made significant progress, yet there is still much work to be done to attain true gender equality. Women in leadership roles continue to face substantial challenges.

Book review

“Energy transition” does not mean what you think it does

A French scholar shows that when new sources of energy become prominent, the old ones are generally not phased out.

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International conferences in 2025

Important international conferences in 2025 in the field of global development

Ecosystems

Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies

The usefulness of any plot increases the more purposes it serves

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