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D+C Development and Cooperation is a web platform on development and international cooperation. Imprint: https://t.co/kFk5xznmgj
Frankfurt, Germany
Joined January 2010
Throughout Africa, expectations are growing that AI will enable new leaps in development. @ekondedaniel4 subjects these expectations to a reality check for @africasacountry. https://t.co/Tg5CBklzyo
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At summits and in speeches, African leaders promise to harness AI for development. But without investment in power, connectivity, and people, the continent risks replaying old failures in new code.
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🚹 Narrow gender roles can be like a prison cell for men.
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Not superior, not inferior: Here's how the Centro Juana Azurduy in Bolivia is working towards a new masculinity. 👇 https://t.co/fBfyJy1XbZ
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In Bolivia, the civil-society organisation Centro Juana Azurduy campaigns for gender equality – and to this end also works with men charged with violence against women. Therapy teaches them new ways...
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ICYMI: Chaos erupted in Brazil's Congress — lawmakers clashed, deputies were dragged out, and journalists turfed as the lower house rushed to pass a bill that could slash Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence down to two years.
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🌱 Our era is marked by increasing ecological destruction. Some devastating trends threaten the future of humankind as such. We've collected all D+C articles on the matter for you here. 👉 https://t.co/qblAlPJwlM
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🇹🇿 Could a new constitution solve Tanzania's democracy crisis? 👇 https://t.co/jDPjmTnREH
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After the violent chaos that followed Tanzania’s October elections, a growing number of voices is calling for a new constitution – one that would curb the influence of the powerful political-business...
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🚹 Men should help end patriarchy, says Oluyinka Ojedokun. Because it harms them too. 👉 https://t.co/yEBR85yfaJ
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Was October 7, 2023 foretold in the Bible? This short PragerU documentary, adapted from Dinesh D’Souza’s feature-length film The Dragon’s Prophecy, reveals the stunning connections.
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"We are already living inside the architecture of totalitarianism," says @carolecadwalla. And here's why. ⬇️
So, today @tedtalks announced that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was their most watched talk of the year. It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
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How many people choose the life they do because of what is expected of them? How many feel trapped in their roles? Both men and women could profit from more freedom in that regard. 👇 https://t.co/xFtMoDKQIF
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The traditional image of the dominant man causes enormous damage, but it is currently experiencing a renaissance. At the same time, more men worldwide are advocating for equal rights and less rigid...
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On today's #HumanRightsDay, here's an important reminder of what happens to women's rights when authoritarians are on the rise. 👇 https://t.co/GUQ7DeHGe2
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When authoritarians are on the rise, it’s bad news for women’s rights: Macarena Sáez of Human Rights Watch explains why the fight for women’s autonomy is also a fight for democracy – and how women...
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🇲🇽 Driving trucks is one of the professions where there are not many women. In Mexico, some women are now breaking with these old stereotypes. 👉 https://t.co/lQoyDYqdQp
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How unequal is the world in terms of wealth and income? We've got the numbers. 👇 https://t.co/krVkXT6XKM
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Almost 4 billion people worldwide live in poverty, while there are 1200 more billionaires than there were 10 years ago. Facts and figures on global inequality.
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After a surge in femicides and violence against women, tens of thousands of people marched across Brazil, calling for change — and for men to stand with them.
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🚹 The traditional idea of what a man is may say so – not necessarily to the benefit of both men and women.
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Ending the patriarchy would help men too. That's why they should help ending it, says Oluyinka Ojedokun. 👇 https://t.co/QYVKdtThTw
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Patriarchy grants men privileges, but it also comes with norms and expectations that inflict serious harm on their mental and physical health. Oluyinka Ojedokun, professor of psychology in Nigeria...
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⚖️ "The big elephant in the room is justice": Some insights from #Syria rebuilding itself after Assad. 👇 https://t.co/D8QNZHt4Em
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🎊 There are good news out there. We make it a point to find them, and deliver them to you in our newsletter (among other valuable infos on development). 💌 Twice a week. Always worth it. Stop doomscrolling, and sign up here. 👉 https://t.co/tHbOaiAPZ0.
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🌱 Saving crops, protecting people: Here's how a German-funded project wants to achieve both. 👇 https://t.co/WlqwV9v4pz
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Along the border of Malawi and Zambia, elephants and other wildlife regularly destroy crops and threaten lives. With deterrents, community action and livelihood support, a German-funded project wants...
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In a personal essay for @africasacountry, Shuimo Trust Dohyee tells the tale of Ngonnso, founder of the Nso Kingdom in southwestern Cameroon. Ngonnso’s story currently ends at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, where her sacred statue stands after being stolen by German colonial
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One Cameroonian woman’s quest to reclaim stolen artifacts reveals the enduring wounds of colonialism and the fight to restore Africa’s heritage.
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Elton John’s life has been touched by gold in fascinating ways, both on and off the stage. Hear his story, in a new exclusive access documentary. Elton John - Touched By Gold, out now.
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