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Poverty Reduction
Water

Boreholes to nowhere

Groundwater resources in Zimbabwe are being depleted through over-use

German Policymaking

Towards an equitable world

Svenja Schulze, Germany’s new federal minister for economic cooperation and development, has told D+C/E+Z what her priorities are

Mobile money

Financial inclusion by phone

Zambians are increasingly using mobile phones to move money via online platforms

Livestock farming

Fodder for the dry season

Planting cattle-feed crops saves many heads of cattle from death due to drought

Outdated paradigms

Shaping a common sustainable future

In view of environmental crisis, political economist wants economic activity, growth and consumption to be reconsidered

Development cooperation

In spite of the Taliban, Afghanistan deserves help

To support Afghanistan’s people, international community should restart development cooperation

Migration and education

High hurdles in German education system

Refugee children and their families have a hard time negotiating Germany’s complex, heterogeneous educational landscape.

Reforestation

For a sustainable future, Malawi must restore forest lands

Country in southern Africa needs a vigorous programme of land conservation and tree-planting to reverse the steady erosion of forests

Ghana

Preventing teenage pregnancies

A high rate of pregnancies involving teenaged girls is causing alarm in Ghana

Gemstones

Deep green and lucrative

With help from a tax break, Zambia’s emerald producers hope to shine again

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