Tag: Development Assistance
Emerging and developing countries are threatened with a “wall of debt” of 39 billion dollars
Dusseldorf Around $30 billion: That is the sum of the debt that the 160 emerging and developing countries will have to refinance in 2024 alone. In 2025, according to an…
The Chancellor on a difficult mission
Berlin, Cape Town Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) itinerary shows what Africa currently symbolizes for Germany: hope for new sources of energy, the struggle for influence with Russia and China, and…
UN fears more than 800,000 refugees from fighting in Sudan
Puffs of smoke in northern Khartoum Scores of people have been killed or injured since the power struggle between the army and the RSF militia escalated on April 15. (Photo:…
What influence Wagner has in Africa – and how it fails there
Wagner mercenaries in Mali This picture published by the French military shows the Russian Wagner mercenaries in northern Mali. (Photo: AP) The Wagner mercenary group is not only coming under…
What influence Wagner has in Africa – and how it fails there
Wagner mercenaries in Mali This picture published by the French military shows the Russian Wagner mercenaries in northern Mali. (Photo: AP) The Wagner mercenary group is not only coming under…
How companies can build a successful African business
Employees of the German agricultural company Amatheon Agri in Uganda Investments abroad from Germany rarely flow to Africa. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The African continent is still a blank spot on…
Habeck in Ukraine – rebuilding a country under fire
Berlin, Riga Robert Habeck had only just arrived in Ukraine when he made one thing clear: the Federal Minister of Economics did not just come to express his sympathy. The…
World Bank warns of weak growth until 2030
Port in east China’s Nanjing How to absorb China’s contribution to global growth? (Photo: dpa) Washington The World Bank gives a pessimistic outlook on the global economy. Almost all trends…
How Macron could play into Putin’s hands
French President Emmanuel Macron Macron sees the events in Mali and the French troops’ loss of power there as a cautionary tale. (Photo: AP) Paris Emmanuel Macron chose one word…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
Cooperation instead of development aid – How Europe and Africa could benefit from the energy transition
Berlin They are the ingredients of the energy transition: lithium, cobalt, manganese. Cell phones won’t work and electric cars won’t drive without these minerals. A large part of these mineral…
The reconstruction of Ukraine – a task of the century
Workers rebuild a destroyed house in Bucha On a small scale, the Ukrainians have already taken the reconstruction into their own hands. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf, Riga Shortly before it was…
Development aid needs fundamental reform
We have to face an uncomfortable truth – and we have to act. The impact of human activity on our planet poses a threat to livelihoods and threatens to destroy…
Growing poverty is more dangerous than Russia
The author Sigmar Gabriel is a publicist and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Thyssen-Krupp Steel. He was German Vice Chancellor from 2013 to 2018. (Photo: Imago) Russia’s war against…
World Bank wants to support Turkey with billions after earthquake
Aleppo, Syria Several earthquakes hit the Turkish-Syrian border area on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Washington World Bank to provide Turkey with $1.78 billion (€1.65 billion) in aid after the devastating earthquakes.…
More than 11,000 dead – 60,000 helpers from all over the world on site
Istanbul More than 11,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. While the horror reports of new casualties continue, more and more helpers are rushing…
Scholz warns of “outbidding competition” when it comes to arms deliveries
Chancellor Olaf Scholz The SPD politician emphasized that the EU must not become a war party. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced new EU sanctions against Russia.…
No role model for Ukraine
Reconstruction Ukraine The 1948 reconstruction program is regarded as the blueprint for post-war Ukraine because it acted as an “igniter” for the reconstruction of Western Europe. (Photo: Getty Images, dpa,…
In Africa, it takes more than a kneel
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) There is great potential for renewable energies in southern Africa. (Photo: dpa) Robert Habeck probably never dreamed how intensively he would deal with…
Too little impetus for companies
Berlin Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) is certain: “Africa is growing and changing enormously. How it develops will shape the 21st century – and thus also the future of…