Juba Youth
Five shortfilms from a newborn country: South Sudan.
Africa
Open Contracting: Walking the Talk
The quest for transparency, accountability, and meaningful public participation in governance continues to inspire the development of mechanisms that give life to these values.
A Deeper Look: Women's Economic Empowerment Through Microfinance
Instead of reducing gender inequalities, the current policy of financial institutions contributes to structural discrimination against women.
Africa’s Young Population: Will it Help Africa Take Off?
Will high birth rates make Africa’s economies rise?
Where Are the Sexual Rights?
Sexuality remains a field of conflict in many countries. LGBTI activists hoped for a promising new development agenda. So far, they remain disappointed.
Nigeria: Wonder Banks Debunked
Dubious banks take advantage of the poor in Nigeria. The mini-series “E-Go Better” educates farmers about the risks and chances of microfinance.
A Digital Narrative
Nana Oforiatta Ayim creates films as a form of research in action. It is her quest to uncover alternative history about and within Africa.
The Real Digital Nomads
Pastoralists in Kenya combine their traditional nomadic life with modern technologies. E-learning bridges disadvantages while preserving their lifestyle.
Overcoming Victimhood
Laura Fletcher has made a documentary about lesbian organizations fighting violence in South Africa. It is full of proud, strong people.
Prescribed Reconciliation
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda offered a socially acceptable framework for overcoming the deep gap rent between Hutu and Tutsi by war and genocide.
With a Smartphone Through Africa
Africa's start-up scene is driven by innovators in the field of digital media and IT. Some of them met through Ampion.
Remembering How They Lived
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.
Smallholder Farming Under Threat?
How do smallholder farmers view current food and farming trends? Three points of view from Ghana, Malawi and South Africa.
Black Gold?
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.
Good Reason for Optimism
Kofi Annan identifies the two most important challenges for Africa's future development in this urgent and inspirational call to action.
Bricks Over Brains?
Founding and maintaining a university in sub-Saharan Africa can be quite a “juggling act” – but is vital for the continent.
Connecting Farmers
With 60% of Africa’s population working in agriculture, innovations like Esoko’s pricing apps promise to improve conditions of smallholder farmers.
Food Security Versus Food Sovereignty?
The food security discourse has seen interesting developments recently showing how farmers could find more common ground.
“The Narrative of Development has Changed”
OECD Development Centre Director Mario Pezzini analyses recent trends in development cooperation and the challenges for Africa’s agriculture.
"A New Generation is Emerging"
Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD talks about the possibilities to strategically design Africa’s future and the role agriculture will play in a transformation.
The Anti-Restaurants
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.
African Reinventions
Open Source Software as Ubuntu or Ushahidi prove Africa’s digital potential. How knowledge sharing alters the continent.
Calling Freedom
Humans in remote areas or sensitive situations often find themselves detached from the flow of information – Freedom Fone is a software to tackle this.
Facts or Rumors?
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.
Meeting the World’s Housing Needs
By 2050, 70 percent of people will live in cities. A prospect calling for building 100,000 housing units per day until 2030.
The Future’s Architects
Kibera, once named one of Africa’s worst slums, has watched officials repeatedly fail to respond effectively to its growth. Until now.
Much Upgrading, Little Effect?
More than half of Nairobi lives in slums where they face stalled projects and poor service. But improvements could be made.
The Resilience Revolution
Terrorism, earthquakes, violence – global cities face various threads. 100 Resilient Cities helps them to be prepared.
Prohibited Pride
Despite a ban on homosexuality, LGBT Ugandans celebrate their pride. Kasha Nabagesera, Right Livelihood Award laureate, spoke about the situation on site.
Dangerous Waters
Beyond the world’s attention, violent crimes take place on unstable ground: Child piracy creates a legal dilemma that puts vulnerable juveniles at risk.
The Pocket Doctors
Uganda’s tech industry is booming – health apps being one successful part of it, but funding is still challenging.
Investing in Friends
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.
Unemployed and Violent
Around the world, youth want to shape their own futures, but high unemployment is holding them back. Discontent can at times lead to revolution.
A Global Option
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.
The Mobile Generation
Young people struggle to make a living in the digital economies – two stories from Abidjan and Berlin
For a better 2030
Labour unions played a key role in designing the Sustainable Development Goals. Now they are fighting to get them implemented – nationally and internationally