Microfinance: What role in Africa’s development?

Aug. 24 | By David Mehdi Hamam and Oliver Schwank The honeymoon with microfinance is over. Since the idea of lending small sums of money to poor people was pioneered by Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, the approach has been taken up by many non-governmental organizations,...

North African women press for freedom, rights and dignity

Jul. 28 | By Fatma Naib Arab women have shown that women can play important roles in revolutionary events. In Egypt and Tunisia they participated in the popular uprisings for democracy. “The women contributed equally to the revolution, like the men,” affirms...