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Kritik am einst kolonialen Süden darf nicht tabu sein

Der globale Süden ist den Kolonialismus losgeworden und nagt doch noch immer an dessen Folgen. So oder so gibt es Missstände, die man von aussen anprangern können muss.

Gastkommentar von Hans Christoph Buch

france 24

UN nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium missing from Libyan site

UN nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member states in a statement on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

The Africa Report

Kenya: LGBTQ ruling angers political leaders as gays & lesbians live in fear

By Jeff Otieno

The backlash arising from a Supreme Court ruling granting gays and lesbians the right to associate has raised fears of increased homophobia in Kenya.

When the Supreme Court ruled on 24 February that gays and lesbians have a right to register an LGBTQ rights organisation, after a drawn-out court battle that lasted for a decade, many of them could not hold back their joy.

The World Bank

Accelerating the Use of Digital Technologies is Key to Creating Productive Jobs and Boosting Economic Growth in Africa

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2023 — With Africa’s share of the global workforce projected to become the largest in the world by 2100, it is critical for African countries to increase the uptake of digital technologies* to drive employment growth for the more than 22 million Africans joining the workforce each year, emphasizes a new report released today.

Jeune Afrique

Comment le Royaume-Uni post-Brexit veut faire de l’Afrique un nouvel allié

Par Nicholas Norbrook et Umaru Fofana

Le Premier ministre britannique Rishi Sunak accueillera un sommet sur l’investissement entre le Royaume-Uni et l’Afrique les 23 et 24 avril 2024 à Londres, réunissant les chefs d’État et de gouvernement de 24 pays africains*.

Achgut.com

Das BMZ, Afrika und die Korruption

Mindestens ein ernstes Problem hat Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze von ihrem Vorgänger geerbt: die vor allem in Afrika und besonders in Subsahara-Afrika weiterhin grassierende Korruption. Mit „feministischer“ Entwicklungspolitik wird dieser nicht beizukommen sein.

von Wolfgang Meins

The New Humanitarian

EXCLUSIVE: WHO sex abuse victims say help is too little too late

‘They came to get information from us, then left us with nothing.’

Rodolphe Mukundi
Independent investigative journalist

Robert Flummerfelt
Independent investigative journalist

ZEIT ONLINE

Kenias schlagende Großmütter

Eine Kolumne von Andrea Böhm

Andrea Böhm
Warum Afrikas Frauen nicht auf Retterinnen aus dem Westen warten. Und was wir von afrikanischen Feministinnen lernen können.

The New Humanitarian

Why Malawi’s record cholera outbreak demands long-term solutions

‘There are times when countries cannot go it alone, and this is one of them.’

Headshot of Joyce Chitsulo
Joyce Chitsulo

LILONGWE

Cholera outbreaks are exploding around the world, in places the disease has not been seen in decades. In Malawi, where we serve as members of parliament, an outbreak is currently breaking records. It is by far the worst epidemic of its kind that we have encountered.

The New Humanitarian

Aid, corruption, and neighbours in need: A reporter reflects on Somalia’s record drought

People need help, but the limitations of international aid are stark.

Liban Mahamad

People fleeing drought and conflict arrive in camps in Baidoa, in south-central Somalia, in August 2022. A record stretch of below-average rainfall has left 7.6 million Somalis in need of assistance.