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How global power politics, the World Trade Organization (WTO) crisis and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are shaping Africa’s economic future

To remain capable of acting in the current global political landscape, Africa’s economies must present a united front, according to economists Lukas Kornher and Frederik Stender of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). In their op-ed, they argue that this could be achieved by strengthening the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) along European lines.

By Lukas Kornher and Frederik Stender

Opinion | BMZ

Reform with impact: How the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) can meet its own evaluation standards

The BMZ has announced plans to strengthen the evaluation of development policy measures. Gabriel Hanrieder and Johanna Wicke of the think tank Kooperation Global welcome this move as a step in the right direction. In their Opinion piece, they outline what they expect from the ministry’s planned “Evidence Service Unit.”

By Johanna Wicke and Gabriel Hanrieder

Opinion | Immigration of skilled workers

The Skilled Workers Alliance needs civil society

Germany urgently needs skilled workers – both now and in the long term. It is therefore right that the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is addressing the issue directly with the launch of its Skilled Workers Alliance “WE-Fair” in mid-March. However, the ministry must avoid taking too narrow a view.

By Markus Demele

Ralf Südhoff, Director of the Center for Humanitarian Action.
Opinion

“So what, exactly, is the BMZ for?”

With her reform agenda, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali Radovan, says she wants to make her department “fit for the future.” Ralf Südhoff, director of the Center for Humanitarian Action (CHA), sees the proposed realignment as a risky break with the ministry’s traditional core mission.

By Ralf Südhoff

Theodore Asimeng und Srinivasa Srigiri.
Opinion | Water

Securing Water Tenure: The Foundation for Irrigation and Food Security

Water is one of the focal issues at this week’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) organized by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Secure water tenure is crucial for effective investment in irrigation systems, argue Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng and Srinivasa Srigiri from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

By Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng and Srinivasa Srigiri