Juba Youth
Five shortfilms from a newborn country: South Sudan.
The quest for transparency, accountability, and meaningful public participation in governance continues to inspire the development of mechanisms that give life to these values.
Instead of reducing gender inequalities, the current policy of financial institutions contributes to structural discrimination against women.
Will high birth rates make Africa’s economies rise?
Sexuality remains a field of conflict in many countries. LGBTI activists hoped for a promising new development agenda. So far, they remain disappointed.
Dubious banks take advantage of the poor in Nigeria. The mini-series “E-Go Better” educates farmers about the risks and chances of microfinance.
Nana Oforiatta Ayim creates films as a form of research in action. It is her quest to uncover alternative history about and within Africa.
Pastoralists in Kenya combine their traditional nomadic life with modern technologies. E-learning bridges disadvantages while preserving their lifestyle.
Laura Fletcher has made a documentary about lesbian organizations fighting violence in South Africa. It is full of proud, strong people.
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda offered a socially acceptable framework for overcoming the deep gap rent between Hutu and Tutsi by war and genocide.
Africa's start-up scene is driven by innovators in the field of digital media and IT. Some of them met through Ampion.
In Senegal, the influence of religious animism is declining as newer generations enter the internet. Dioula Frederic is conserving the custom in his private museum.
How do smallholder farmers view current food and farming trends? Three points of view from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa.
While the discovery of oil means revenues for governments, local residents are displaced and often left in despair. The story of Sabina, an Ugandan widow.
Kofi Annan identifies the two most important challenges for Africa's future development in this urgent and inspirational call to action.
Founding and maintaining a university in sub-Saharan Africa can be quite a “juggling act” – but is vital for the continent.
With 60% of Africa’s population working in agriculture, innovations like Esoko’s pricing apps promise to improve conditions of smallholder farmers.
The food security discourse has seen interesting developments recently showing how farmers could find more common ground.
OECD Development Centre Director Mario Pezzini analyses recent trends in development cooperation and the challenges for Africa’s agriculture.
Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD talks about the possibilities to strategically design Africa’s future and the role agriculture will play in a transformation.
It is trendy to celebrate food culture. Organized through apps or blogs, strangers meet in so called supper clubs – but sharing food has a long tradition.
Open Source Software as Ubuntu or Ushahidi prove Africa’s digital potential. How knowledge sharing alters the continent.
Humans in remote areas or sensitive situations often find themselves detached from the flow of information – Freedom Fone is a software to tackle this.
Social media plays a huge role in African conflict zones. It offers ways for evading media restrictions, but also bears dangers inherent in its use.
By 2050, 70 percent of people will live in cities. A prospect calling for building 100,000 housing units per day until 2030.
Kibera, once named one of Africa’s worst slums, has watched officials repeatedly fail to respond effectively to its growth. Until now.
More than half of Nairobi lives in slums where they face stalled projects and poor service. But improvements could be made.
Terrorism, earthquakes, violence – global cities face various threads. 100 Resilient Cities helps them to be prepared.
Despite a ban on homosexuality, LGBT Ugandans celebrate their pride. Kasha Nabagesera, Right Livelihood Award laureate, spoke about the situation on site.
Beyond the world’s attention, violent crimes take place on unstable ground: Child piracy creates a legal dilemma that puts vulnerable juveniles at risk.
Uganda’s tech industry is booming – health apps being one successful part of it, but funding is still challenging.
Small investment groups called chamas are a big phenomenon in Kenya. People join to purchase land, start a business, or even to buy their Friday night beers.
Around the world, youth want to shape their own futures, but high unemployment is holding them back. Discontent can at times lead to revolution.
Ever more sophisticated robots are taking over jobs. Poverty might follow in step. But there is a concept, often derided as socialist utopia that could help.
Young people struggle to make a living in the digital economies – two stories from Abidjan and Berlin
Labour unions played a key role in designing the Sustainable Development Goals. Now they are fighting to get them implemented – nationally and internationally