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Jun 1

⚽ Football is a ticket for a better life for some, and a lucrative spectacle for others. It has passionate fans everywhere. It divides, it unites. 🔎 What's so special about this particular sport? We unearthed stories and answers from around the world. Find them here. 👉 spkl.io/60157BGZc

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⚽🇰🇪 From fierce rivals to “in-laws”: The decades-old rivalry between Kenya’s football giants Gor Mahia F.C. and AFC Leopards – long shaped by ethnic belonging – has taken a surprising turn: spkl.io/601678t6g

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🇧🇮 This week’s “Nowadays” column from Bujumbura, Burundi: 💐Running a flower shop in the city used to be a secure livelihood – but as household budgets become ever tighter, many residents find themselves prioritizing necessities over bouquets. dandc.eu/en/article/decades-…

When flowers become a luxury in Burundi’s capital | D C - Development Cooperation

For decades, flowers provided a reliable livelihood in Bujumbura, Burundi’s capital. Today, rising living costs, fuel shortages and shrinking household budgets are forcing many residents to priorit...

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Down To Earth

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Climate-fuelled landslides may have killed 58 Tapanuli orangutans — the world’s rarest great ape — in just four days, a new study says downtoearth.org.in/climate-c… #TapanuliOrangutan #ClimateChange #BiodiversityLoss #Sumatra #Indonesia #Landslides #GreatApes #ExtinctionRisk @himanshujourno

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Jun 14

🌾🤳Farmers in Senegal show that you don’t necessarily have to dance to be successful on TikTok. They use the app to sell their produce directly and share knowledge: apnews.com/article/africa-ti…

Some West African farmers turn to TikTok as part of agriculture's changing image

Some farmers in West Africa have turned to TikTok to sell their produce, transforming how they do business.

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Jun 14

🇨🇮⚽Ivory Coast will kick off their fourth World Cup campaign against Ecuador tonight. In 2005, when they qualified for the World Cup for the very first time, history was made beyond football. 👇

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Jun 14

⚽From our most popular articles of recent days: The “Desert Roses” – the first girls’ football team in Kenya’s Turkana desert – are challenging patriarchal norms. 💪This is the story of their journey – and that of their founder, Rael Lomoti, a pioneer of women’s football in Kenya. ⬇️ dandc.eu/en/article/rael-lom…

Women’s football in the Kenyan desert | D C - Development Cooperation

Rael Lomoti established the first girls’ football team in Turkana, one of Kenya’s poorest regions. Both on and off the pitch, the Desert Roses are all about breaking with patriarchal norms – and...

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Jun 13

🇰🇪 Kenya is home to numerous ethnic groups whose differences and rivalries have often fuelled conflicts. Cultural anthropologist Solomon Waliaula describes how football has helped transform such rivalries into solidarity: spkl.io/601678skA

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Jun 13

🇲🇱 Violence is escalating once again in Mali. Those who attribute this solely to “terrorism” are failing to explain enough: theconversation.com/mali-att…

Mali attacks: Tuareg grievances hold the key to peace

Mali’s security situation requires resolution of Tuareg grievances, restoration of trust in the state, and political inclusion.

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Jun 13

⚽The editors' pick for this weekend: Our writer Alba Nakuwa works part-time for a grassroots football project in Kenya and describes how such projects support communities across Kenya where the state has failed to do so. 👇 dandc.eu/en/article/football…

For poor communities in Kenya, football is more than just a game | D C - Development Cooperation

Across Kenya, grassroots sports organisations – often with a focus on football – have been working for years to support disadvantaged young people where the state has failed to do so. As public...

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Jun 12

🇲🇼 Despite new laws and growing awareness, elderly people in Malawi continue to face violent attacks linked to witchcraft accusations: spkl.io/601878sGu

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Jun 12

Africa’s richest man is planning a new refinery with East Africa’s presidents – at a time when green energy and climate resilience should really be at the top of the agenda. But what are the options? dandc.eu/en/article/conseque…

Can East Africa refine its way out of crisis? | D C - Development Cooperation

The economic and political consequences of the disruption to oil supply chains caused by the war between the US, Israel and Iran continue to be felt across the African continent. In East Africa, the...

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Jun 10

In May 2026, Europe experienced a rapid climate transition from cooler-than-average conditions to an unusually early & intense heatwave. 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇪🇵🇹 saw their highest May temperatures on record, accdg to @CopernicusEU Climate Change Service’s latest bulletin. bit.ly/4ek0T1L

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Jun 11

🇲🇦 As one of the hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup and also for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Morocco has been investing heavily in sports infrastructure. Meanwhile, hospitals and schools continue to struggle with chronic shortages – and Gen Z is questioning the priorities: spkl.io/601578s6P

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Jun 11

⚽If you’ve ever watched a regional league match on some dusty pitch somewhere, you’ll know that football doesn’t need any #FIFA glitz and glamour to have impact. Still, the men’s football #FIFAWorldCup is one of the few truly global events of our time. But what exactly is it about the game that both divides and unites the whole world? dandc.eu/en/article/world …

The world’s greatest game | D C - Development Cooperation

The men’s football World Cup is one of the few truly global events of our time. We take this year’s tournament as an opportunity to ask what’s so special about this particular sport that both divides...

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World Food Programme

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Jun 10

⚠️Three months after warning that the Middle East crisis could push millions more people into hunger, new analysis shows that the fallout is already having deep and long-lasting effects. Vulnerable families far from the center of the crisis are being hit the hardest. 🔗 ow.ly/fU4q50Z9YyG

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Jun 10

⚽ The Men’s World Cup kicks off tomorrow. We figured it would be a good opportunity to take a closer look at football from a global development perspective – and have dedicated our latest issue to the sport. Have you read it yet? Our editor Katharina Otieno breaks down what’s inside – and has a few reading recommendations. 👇

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Jun 10

💪This month’s pieces of good news are all about strong women: 🌱The Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded exclusively to female environmental activists ⚽The FIFA recognises the team of Afghan women refugees as Afghanistan's official national team. dandc.eu/en/article/two-piec…

Recognition of Afghan’s women football team and prize for female environmental activists | D C -...

The two pieces of good news this month are about The Goldman Environmental Prize for female environmental activists and the FIFA recognising the team of Afghan women refugees as Afghanistan's...

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Jun 10

Anti-foreigner violence doesn't emerge in a vacuum. It takes root where economic hardship, frustration, misinformation and political opportunism meet. But it can be prevented. Writing for The Conversation Africa, @AlanHirsch2 explores why South Africa remains vulnerable to anti-foreigner mobilisation and outlines practical steps that government, political leaders and civil society can take to reduce tensions and build a more constructive response to migration. Read the full article: theconversation.com/anti-for… @TC_Africa @KopanangAfrica @HomeAffairsSA @DIRCO_ZA @DpmeOfficial

Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with it

Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.

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Jun 9

🇸🇳 Surrounded by coups, conflict and instability, Senegal shows the potential to serve as a prime example of African sovereignty: spkl.io/601378pFS

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Jun 9

🇨🇩 Despite the fact that the DRC was eliminated in the round of 16 of AFCON in January, everyone will remember Michel Nkuka Mboladinga. The team’s fan stood motionless in the stands on a stool throughout the matches, his right arm raised in the air. Mboladinga was imitating the pose of a statue of Patrice Lumumba in Kinshasa – and became the symbol of the tournament. dandc.eu/en/article/iconic-f…

An iconic fan from the DRC | D C - Development Cooperation

At the Africa Cup in January, one Congolese fan attracted everyone’s attention. Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless through all his team’s matches and imitated the pose of Patrice Lumumba – the...

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