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An Iranian woman with a mobile phone outside a café in Tehran in April 2026. The windows are covered with tape to prevent them from shattering in the event of an explosion.

Iran

How Iranians try to get by every day amid war

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by Ariya Farahmand
The operation of generative AI data centres requires huge amounts of natural resources.

AI infrastructure

How AI firms are appropriating Latin America’s resources

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by Julia Gavarrete
Nigerian youth in Lagos during prayers.

Poverty reduction

When poverty is your family legacy

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by Audu Meera
Political parties use AI to create posters and leaflets.

Politics

How artificial intelligence is transforming democracy

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by Katja Muñoz
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hundreds of people have been killed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Mine clearance services, such as those provided by the teams of civil society organisation The HALO Trust, remove explosive remnants from the earth.

Conflicts

More landmine casualties, less humanitarian aid

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by Kim Berg
Experts from The HALO Trust educate schoolchildren in Idlib province about the dangers posed by mines and unexploded ordnance.

Humanitarian aid

Mines: a lethal obstacle to Syria’s reconstruction

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by Kim Berg
Algerian women call for the protection of women’s rights on the occasion of the International Women's Day 2021 in Algiers.

Gender equality

Algeria’s legal recognition of women’s rights must be put into action

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by Khadidja Kelalech
Should Africa Invest more in exportable applications or data centers?

Digital economy

How will Africa make use of AI?

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by Roger B. Jantio
Using AI effectively and responsibly is a challenge for media professionals worldwide.

Media

How Indonesia’s media landscape is dealing with AI

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by Anastasya Andriarti
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