Development · January, 2020

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Development · January, 2020

Stories about Development from January, 2020

Waterfront communities displaced by forced evictions in Lagos, Nigeria

So far, 24 communities have been demolished, rendering 50,000 people homeless

Written by Adetomiwa Isiaka

31 January 2020

In Kerala, millions form human chain to protest India's ‘anti-muslim’ citizenship laws

'The citizenship law will endanger the constitution and destroy peace'

Written by Rezwan

31 January 2020

Africa's creative industries get a half-billion-dollar boost by big banks

African creatives must 'reap the vast fortunes lying in wait'

Written by Pamela Ephraim

29 January 2020

Nigeria’s border closure puts a dent in intra-regional trade optimism

Nigeria stands to lose significant sources of revenue

Written by Kofi Yeboah

29 January 2020

A regional security intervention in Nigeria sparks ethnic, political tensions

Operation Amotekun ignites controversy as a 'community security' initiative

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

24 January 2020

Malawi opens the first drone academy in Africa

ADDA unleashes unlimited potential to revolutionize Malawi

Written by Susie Berya

23 January 2020

CGNet Swara is using Bluetooth to source content and share news with Indian villages

Can people use Bluetooth to share news?

Written by Rezwan

18 January 2020

This community library is changing the chaos narrative in Haiti's Cité Soleil

Cité Soleil is transforming its image of urban despair

Written by Joseph W. Alliance

15 January 2020

In Modi’s India, anti-Bangladeshi-immigrant rhetoric is used to justify changes in citizenship laws

"The anti-illegal-Bangladeshi-immigrant chorus has gripped India"

Written by Rezwan

12 January 2020

Zanzibar mourns the death of Omani sultan who strengthened historical ties with East Africa

Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman died on January 10

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

12 January 2020

Will 2020 be the year of the Nigerian girl and woman?

2019 was a major year for Nigerian girls and women’s rights

Written by Adetomiwa Isiaka

10 January 2020

Interfaith harmony disturbed after Sikh holy site attacked in Pakistan

It allegedly started because of "altercation between two Muslim groups"

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

10 January 2020

Deadline looms for biometric SIM card registration in Tanzania

Citizens who miss the January 20 deadline will be locked out

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

8 January 2020

What is at stake in Taiwan's January 2020 presidential elections?

The large questions of what should be Taiwan's political, social, economic, environmental, cultural model continue to dominate the political debate, and naturally surge at times of elections.

Written by Filip Noubel

6 January 2020

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