AfricaA new hope for Congo? For the first time in history, an opposition candidate has been elected president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo By Friedrich Kramme-Stermose
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AfricaA bad deal for the Global South Through lopsided tax treaties with EU countries, developing nations lose the aid they receive many times over By Bettina Rühl
AfricaThe keys to universal health coverage Jakaya Kikwete, former president of Tanzania, urges national leaders to focus on improving primary care By Jakaya Kikwete
AfricaThe way forward 100 years after the end of German colonialism in Namibia, the two countries are edging closer to reconciliation By Peter H. Katjavivi
AfricaLike a cat with nine lives Nigerian history had its ups and downs. But celebrating 58 years of independence now, its democracy is here to stay By Paul Okolo
AfricaHuman rights, interrupted Arabs are thirsting for democracy and social justice. So why are human rights viewed with such hostility in the Arab world? By Mohamed Adel Mtimet
AfricaTake Africa seriously! Germany‘s Africa policy is still stuck in old models and urgently needs a paradigm shift. Six recommendations By Robert Kappel
AfricaRefugees as entrepreneurs In northern Kenya, the arrival of refugees drives the economic development of impoverished areas By Bettina Rühl
AfricaVulnerable poor communities are the real climate leaders Alternative Nobel Prize laureate Nnimmo Bassey on global warming, false techno-optimism and the Global South By Nnimmo Bassey
