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A grassroots response to the Sahel crisis

The crisis in the Sahel is worsening. The increasing violence is forcing many people to flee. The closure of thousands of schools has deprived hundreds of thousands of children of their right to education.

In response, a group of civil society actors from the Sahel, with backing from across the continent and across the globe, have launched the “People’s Coalition for the Sahel.”

We republish here their manifesto:

A People’s Coalition for the Sahel

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DRC: Under pressure from the US, Tshisekedi reshuffles army

By Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, in Kinshasa

The Congolese head of state, Félix Tshisekedi, has carried out a large but cautious reshuffle within the army. While the highly controversial General John Numbi has been sidelined, other officers under sanctions have been returned to senior positions.

The most significant information to emerge from the many changes made by the Congolese president in the military apparatus is the removal of General John Numbi.

FR24 NEWS

“My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves”

Amid the global debate over race relations, colonialism and slavery, some of the Europeans and Americans who have made their fortunes in the human trade have seen their legacies reassessed, their statues toppled and their names removed from public buildings.

Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes that one of her ancestors sold slaves, but argues that he should not be judged by today’s norms or values.

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Breathtaking virus numbers show normal life still far away

By CARA ANNA

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was poised Saturday to join the top five countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, while breathtaking infection numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight.

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DAS GEPLANTE LIEFERKETTENGESETZ: WIEDER EIN DEUTSCHER ALLEINGANG

Thomas Bonschab und Robert Kappel

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The new Supply Chain Law: Germany goes alone again

Thomas Bonschab and Robert Kappel

IPG

Eruption der Gewalt in Mali

Die Konfrontation zwischen der Regierung und einer breiten Protestbewegung eskaliert. Eine friedliche Lösung ist bislang nicht in Sicht.

Von Christian Klatt, Büroleiter der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Bamako, Mali.

Deutschlandfunk Nova

Perlen und Städte

Ein anderes Bild vom antiken Afrika

Große Völker haben großartige Dinge erschaffen: Pyramiden in Ägypten, die Große Mauer in China oder Beton in Rom.

Zeit Online

Fünf vor acht / Humanitäre Hilfe

Die westlichen Afrika-Retter sind nicht unschuldig

Eine Kolumne von Andrea Böhm

Das Coronavirus könnte die globale Ungleichheit drastisch vertiefen. Was kann die humanitäre Hilfe leisten? Die Debatte um Reparationen wird nun jedenfalls geführt.

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Tanzania has what it takes to be ‘African economic giant’

East Africa’s sleeping giant is finally awakening. Right in the middle of the global Coronavirus pandemic, Tanzania has provided a rare piece of good news — on 1 July 2020, the country achieved its middle-income vision five years ahead of schedule.