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A wake-up call for Africa?

Africa’s governments and their partners must not stop at fighting Covid-19. The continent needs a new economic model

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Pay attention to the Global South!

While large stimulus packages are launched in the Global North, austerity and inequality amplify social conflict in the South

By Philipp Kauppert

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Digitalisation's mixed development record

Does digitalisation drive future-proof development for the Global South? A closer look fuels doubt about too much optimism

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Could Bolsonaro profit from Covid-19?

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks severely weakened. Yet the corona crisis could actually end up working in his favour

By Christoph Heuser

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The curse of the Caribbean

No region depends more on tourism than the Caribbean. Now, during the corona crisis, it’s deserted and vulnerable

By Bert Hoffmann

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Covid-19 forces Europe to rethink globalisation

Globalisation as we knew it is over, Europe must regain sovereignty over key industries. Nearshoring could be one option

By Camille Rustici

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How Covid-19 could help China consolidate its influence in Africa

China is seizing on the global disruption created by Covid-19 to fill the leadership vacuum — with a particular focus on Africa

By Michelle D. Gavin

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The Global South needs debt relief

In the midst of the pandemic, over 80 countries have applied for IMF emergency loans. But what they need is debt relief

By Bodo Ellmers

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East Africa’s twin plague

It's a race against time: in East Africa, huge swarms of locusts eat the harvest — and corona makes a response more difficult

By Bettina Rühl

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Inequality kills

Corona will hit the Global South much harder than the North. The risk of massive political unrest and instability is looming

By Stefan Peters