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The mineral resources that are the cause of the conflict in the DRC are indispensable for the global economy – as neighbouring Rwanda is well aware.

Conflict

Rwanda must be held accountable

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by Denise Zaneza
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
Omar Alieu Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, announces the withdrawal of the military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the organisation.

Regional blocs

Why it is necessary for ECOWAS to recognise the AES

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by Eric Tevoedjre
Money from development financing is used to secure vital sectors such as food and health. This article is part of a focus section on development finance accompanied by a series of AI-generated images.

Our view

Financing lives

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Fleeing again and again: People displaced by fighting leave their camp following an order from M23 rebels in Goma.

Conflict

The international community must pay attention to the DRC

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by Miriam Ogutu
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as they disrupt the federal government, including dismantling USAID, in Washington in February.

International cooperation

The destruction of American development policy

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by Stephan Klingebiel
The protest icons of the 21st century are mostly women: The photograph of nurse Ieshia Evans facing riot police while protesting police violence in Baton Rouge, USA, became a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Our view

Women are leading change

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Climate related damages are getting worse: burnt houses in Los Angeles in January 2025.

Global environment

Irreversible climate disaster

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by Roli Mahajan

Social media

European democracies under attack from North America

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by Hans Dembowski
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