Africa

Germany’s international cooperation promotes political and economic integration at the regional level in Africa. GIZ provides advisory services to the African Union, regional economic communities and others. The focus is on peace and security, good governance, infrastructure, promotion of agriculture.

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    Taking recycling to another level
    Sustainable recycling in Lagos: a pilot project in Nigeria is protecting e-waste workers and supporting the African recycling industry.
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    ‘Recycling is also a question of social justice’
    The Institute for Applied Ecology in Freiburg has been supporting a project on e-waste. Expert Andreas Manhart talks to Katrin Gänsler about insights, financing and responsibility.
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  • AU Fellowship
    African perspectives
    Information is a powerful tool in democratic opinion forming. The African Union Media Fellowship enhances the capacity of African journalists to tell stories for and about their continent.
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  • Elvis and Brian school-Uganda
    Best buddies
    Elvis and Brian show us around their school in Uganda. Everyone can come here to learn – with or without disabilities. That’s what inclusion is all about.
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  • Dr. Danny Mvula Muanga Badila
    ‘Infected inmates suffer twofold’
    Three questions for the Congolese doctor Danny Badila about the situation of prisoners living with tuberculosis
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  • James Macbeth Forbes
    ‘For girls and women, not against men’
    James Macbeth Forbes, GIZ Country Director in Uganda, explains why feminist development policy is important for everyone.
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  • Sanitation for Million
    ‘Safe menstrual hygiene is linked to educational opportunities’
    Cleophas Mugenyi and Angella Nansubuga from Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports talk about hygiene education, stigmas and the role played by the Sanitation for Millions programme.
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    Talking about the most natural thing in the world
    A school in northern Uganda demonstrates how to break taboos and address the subject of menstruation.
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    How to revolutionise recycling in Jordan
    Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment of Jordan, Dr Mohammed Al Khashashneh, on the concept of extended producer responsibility (EPR)
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