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Mali

It is hard to see how ECOWAS can escape stalemate

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by Karim Okanla
Latin America's economy, battered by Corona, needs long-term policies to flourish.

Green recovery

Reviving Latin American economies sustainably

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by José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
The chrores of Burundian farm women include fetching water.

Disempowerment

Where women work and men decide

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by Mireille Kanyange
In Lebanon and the Arab region in general, traditions expect women to submit to men.

Emancipation

Women are slowly asserting themselves in MENA region

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by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
Red Cross staff prepare to distribute aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Mozambique, 2019.

Humanitarian action

Tackling climate-related displacement worldwide

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by Jörg Döbereiner
Foreign Minister Raychelle Omamo is one of Kenya’s few female policymakers.

Gender justice

To empower women, pass and enforce laws

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Only a small number of Malawians fit the middle-class profile: teacher in Chiradzulu.

Shared prosperity

“The middle class is missing’’

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by Rabson Kondowe
Preparing a shipment of fair-trade cocoa from São Tomé and Principe to France.

Fair prices

Expert advice from the Netherlands

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by Ruud Bronkhorst
Fair- trade bananas on offer in German supermarket.

Fighting poverty

Setting ‘fair’ prices

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by Ruud Bronkhorst
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