Anyone who has aspirations of becoming a president or prime minister in their country has a steep hill to climb. The liberators/revolutionaries are still sitting pretty and in some cases claim they still have years to go. The usual generation
Recently, there has been a big debate about the use of neonicotinoides or rather systemic insecticides in the European Union. The European Commission declared now a partial prohibition of three neonicotinoides. In European organic farming, systemic pesticides are a priori
[dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”lifted-both” width=”40%” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ] Christoph Rosinger Finding leverage points to improve the agricultural system in semi-rural areas in Sierra Leone Shabka Background Nr. 7-2013 [/dropshadowbox] Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the
If one has never experienced the livelihood systems on the countryside in developing countries, it is hardly conceivable how rough living conditions are and what kind of problems people are facing. The following pictures should give a brief impression, how
If one has never experienced the livelihood systems on the countryside in developing countries, it is hardly conceivable how rough living conditions are and what kind of problems people are facing. The following pictures should give a brief impression, how
Christoph Rosinger Organic agriculture and certification in Eastern Africa Shabka Background Nr. 2-2013 Organic agriculture is an upcoming sector and at any continent you may consider, the numbers of organic farmers and the area under organic cultivation are rising notably.
The extension of the MINURSO mission On April 25th the UN Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the UN-Peace-Keeping Mission MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara). The central aim of holding a referendum about
Diese Radiosendung entstand im Sommer 2011 im Rahmen eines Kurses an der Universität Wien (Studienrichtung „Internationale Entwicklung“), welcher sprachliche und kulturelle Ausdrucksformen im transnationalen Raum thematisierte. In der Radiosendung werden Interviews mit Mitgliedern der afrikanischen Diaspora in Europa aufbereitet. Folgende
Ressourcenkonflikt in Nigeria: Seit Jahrzehnten wird in Ogoniland im Nigerdelta Ölförderung betrieben. Zu den einflussreichsten und umstrittensten Akteuren zählt der Konzern Royal Dutch Shell. Trotz kritischer Berichterstattung und zahllosen Gerichtsverfahren bleibt die Situation desaströs – besonders für die lokale Bevölkerung.
Die territorialen Grenzen in der Sahara zwischen Mali, Niger, Algerien und Libyen sind seit jeher durchlässig und die Tuareg nutzen sie für ihre Strategien von Handel, Schmuggel und Migration. Doch seit dem Libyenkrieg hat sich viel verändert. Zudem sind neue
