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Soldiers parade in Tripoli in February as part of the celebrations to mark the 14th anniversary of the February 17 Revolution that led to the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime.

Press freedom

Why Libya is a “black hole” of information

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by Moutaz Ali
Shifts in international development cooperation were already evident at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting in April 2025.

World Bank

“We will always be the target of criticism”

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by Axel van Trotsenburg
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija in Kampala, Uganda, in 2022.

Freedom of expression

Imprisoned for a novel

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by Charles Kambale
Climate protest in Berlin.

Media

The silent majority must make its voice heard

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
What motivates people to take climate action? Namibia-based activist Ina-Maria Shikongo at a demonstration during the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai in 2023.

Climate communication

What psychology teaches us about communicating climate change

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by Kimberly Crystal Doell
by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Climate protests by Fridays for Future in Rome in April.

Climate activism

“The climate movement is much less naive now”

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by Linus Steinmetz
by Jörg Döbereiner
The fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain.

Global finance

How to overhaul the global financial architecture

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by Roli Mahajan
The 2022 floodings in Pakistan are con- sidered the worst in the country’s history.

Adaptation

Despite disaster, climate action is lacking

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by Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (left) during an election campaign tour in Ayodhya in support of BJP candidate Lallu Singh (right).

Hate speech

The ecosystem of hate

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by Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
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