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The proxy war in Yemen is causing mass suffering.

Middle East

The sectarian dimension

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by Maysam Behravesh
Copia’s fulfilment centre in Tatu City.

Retail shopping

Solving the last-mile problem

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by Sophia Waweru
by Hans Dembowski
Mobile connectivity has become the norm in sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet

“A multi-tentacular problem”

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Cameras monitor what goes on in public places. Here in Shanghai.

Digital surveillance

No one can opt out

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by Felix Lee
IRC staff at an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern DRC.

Ebola

A turning point

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by Tariq Riebl
Women of the Patriotic Front, a political party in Zambia, celebrating international women’s day in 2016.

Schools

“Once you learn to read”

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by Frank Masanta Jr.
Role models matter: Yalitza Aparicio (right) was nomitated for, but did not win an Oscar for her role in Roma, which won the award for the best foreign language film while the jury considered Alfonso Cuaron (centre) the best director.

Gender relations

Unequal opportunities

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by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Emancipating women in Bolivia to overcome gender-based violence and discrimination.

Socialisation

Preventing violence

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by Britta Wiemers
by Henry Cervantes
Informell Beschäftigte haben häufig viele Fähigkeiten: Schneiderinnen bei der Ausbildung im Senegal.

Informal work

Better education and training

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by Fabian Jacobs
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