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Travelers wait with their documents at the airport in Addis Ababa. In many places, fast-track options make it easier to obtain visas, at least for the wealthy.

Governance

Fast-tracking inequality

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by Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet
The private sector is crucial for development. But how can returns be generated in a sustainable manner? This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Roundtable discussion

“Designing an environment where money drives meaningful change”

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by Helmy Abouleish
by Richard Rugendo
by James Shikwati
by Bruno Wenn
Commodity prices have fallen, and cocoa production is declining: Ghanaian farmer spreading out cocoa beans to dry in the sunlight.

Sovereign default

After sovereign default, Ghana’s economic challenges persist

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by J. Atsu Amegashie
Two days after the blaze, reconstruction had already begun.

Informal market

Up in smoke: Ghana’s Kantamanto market

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by Susanne Giese
Janet Kyerewaa at her Kantamanto stall in the summer of 2024.

Empowerment

The afterlife of fast fashion

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by Susanne Giese

Uganda

Kampala’s urgent road infrastructure challenges

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by Sheillah Abaho
Africa must produce green technologies itself instead of relying on imports: solar panels in Lagos.

Growth models

Why Africa needs a strong green growth

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by Chukwumerije Okereke
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Artificial intelligence

AI innovations by Malawian students: Tackling health and agricultural challenges

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by Benson Kunchezera
Signs of urban decay are far more common in East than in West Germany: derelict storage building in Leipzig in late 2022.

Identity politics

Why many East Germans think they are only second-class citizens

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by Hans Dembowski
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