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Red Cross activists in Namibia: Rosemary Nalisa is standing in the front row, Brian Patjens is the blond man in the first row.

weltwärts volunteers

“Many fellow Namibians think we are a foreign organisation”

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by Rosemary Nalisa
by Brian Patjens Brian Patjens
Poor infrastructure means logistical problems for business.

Foreign trade

A matter of power and interest

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by Friedrich Kaufmann
by Winfried Borowczak
Tannery worker in Lahore.

Growth strategy

Incoherent policymaking

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by Afshan Subohi
Regional integration versus world market competition: two of Tanzania’s favourite beer brands (Serengeti and Tusker) belong to a Kenyan parent company EABL, while two others (Kilmanjaro and Safari) belong to the global giant SAB Miller. All are produced in the East African Community.

Regional integration

Africa’s bewildering spaghetti bowl

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by Alfred R. Bizoza
by Eugenia Kayitesi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at a PR event in Mumbai.

Economic policy

Bypassing the poor

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Gerd Müller visiting a garment factory in Cambodia.

Sustainability

From free trade to fair trade

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by Gerd Müller
The Kenyan start-up OngAir has developed a globally relevant marketing that global giants are using.

Technology industry

Making Africa a better place

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by Nanjira Sambuli
Schools in Namibia are not set up for the inclusion of disabled children.

Handicaps

Including everyone

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by Bettina Kieck
Rescue mission in November 2015.

Policymakers’ dilemma

Lessons from Mariana

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by Renata Buriti
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