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Governance
Informal sector

Abidjan’s acute housing shortage

In Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, a harsh eviction policy has made life more difficult for low-income communities

Social media

Hundreds of thousands of online trolls support Duterte

In the Philippines, we see how social media undermine democracy

The Sahel

Moving from crisis to dynamism on Sahara’s southern edges

Sahel countries, known mainly for many problems, must do their best to get a demographic dividend

Homes

Informal real-estate business in West Africa

Slums are growing rapidly in many cities in low-income countries. A new study sheds light on who profits from the informal property market

Seaports

Building a better gateway

Tanzania aims to boost regional trade volumes with a major seaport upgrade

Blog

To promote democracy, Biden should lead by example

Anti-democratic leaders must not be allowed to shine on White House’ digital stage

Human rights

India has become “a flawed democracy”

Why international experts now consider what used to be the world’s largest democracy a damaged one

Food insecurity

Food insecurity: alarming international trends

This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that things are getting worse

Polish border crisis

“There are viable and humane solutions”

Migration researcher calls for humane border controls

Social media

When the music stops

A brief blackout of online communication channels caused a loss of trust

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