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Harare, Zimbabwe – This month, inflation in Zimbabwe peaked at 280 percent, one of the highest rates globally. The Zimbabwean

City of God, 20 years on | Arts and Culture

It has been 20 years since the Brazilian crime epic, City of God, hit theatres for the first time and

From: Africa Direct Hassan Mounpé is a man with big plans for his small peanut-selling business. Peanut selling is a

From: Africa Direct Plants, produce and empowerment – a collective response to a community’s needs in Cape Town, South Africa.

From: Africa Direct A grandmother in Jos, Nigeria goes from breaking rocks for a living to rocking social media with

From: Talk to Al Jazeera The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s co-chair discusses if the world is ready for another

From: UpFront Renowned economist Thomas Piketty on the politics of building global equality. As most indicators continue to show the

The outbreak of protests and strikes in Jordan, and some cases of accompanying violence have shed light on the worsening

Unions representing nurses and ambulance workers threaten more walkouts if the government keeps refusing to discuss pay. UK ambulance workers

What’s your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit