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Mass immunisation against trachoma in Ethiopia.

Neglected tropical diseases

“Major obstacle for development”

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by Martin Kollmann
by Katja Dombrowski
Eritrean refugees rally in Addis Ababa at the AU head office, demanding that President Isaias Afewerki face justice.

Liberation movement

Thousands flee every month

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by Diglel Fadi
Many armed fighters do not wear standardised uniforms, but they all have weapons: child soldiers in Goma.

Congo

“The state functions according to its entirely own logic”

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by Christoph Vogel
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Soldiers of Niger attend a seminar held by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Niamey.

Bundeswehr

Joint efforts lead to success

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by Tinko Weibezahl
Many refugees reach Europe from Africa by crossing the Mediterranean. One of Frontex’s tasks is to prevent them from doing so.

Frontex

Coast guard or paramilitary force?

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by Oliver Harry Gerson

South Asian armed forces

They get along well unless they must shoot one another

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by Christian Wagner
by Hans Dembowski
In December 2016, four elected presidents (Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone and John Dramani Mahama of Ghana) told Gambia’s autocratic leader Yahya Jammeh that his time was over. Due to elections, Johnson Sirleaf and Mahama are no longer in office today.

Democratic governance

A mixed bag

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by Vladimir Antwi-Danso
Children receiving a free meal at a soup kitchen in Caracas funded by the opposition.

National crisis

Venezuela on the brink

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by Francine Jácome
Control of the Suez Canal gives Egypt’s armed forces political influence and financial clout.

Business

Military empire

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by Ingy Salama
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