https://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:08:14 +0200 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:08:14 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de https://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/v12/logo/spiegelonline_400x44_amp.png https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/ethiopia-and-egypt-at-odds-over-massive-dam-project-a-1280926.html#ref=rss Africa's largest hydroelectric power station is slated to go online next year in Ethiopia. But the project along the Blue Nile River is also the source of conflict. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:59:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/ethiopia-and-egypt-at-odds-over-massive-dam-project-a-1280926.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/carola-rackete-and-europe-s-troubling-refugee-policies-a-1276268.html#ref=rss Seventeen days at sea, chaos, distress and an act of desperation: The drama surrounding German captain Carola Rackete has exposed the cynicism behind European migration policy. The EU is no longer rescuing drowning migrants and the number of refugees continues to fall. <i>By DER SPIEGEL Staff</i> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:58:37 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/carola-rackete-and-europe-s-troubling-refugee-policies-a-1276268.html Seventeen days at sea, chaos, distress and an act of desperation: The drama surrounding German captain Carola Rackete has exposed the cynicism behind European migration policy. The EU is no longer rescuing drowning migrants and the number of refugees continues to fall. By DER SPIEGEL Staff ]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/chinese-loans-pose-risks-to-developing-world-a-1275643.html#ref=rss China is the largest creditor in the world, funding infrastructure projects in the developing world in exchange for access to raw materials. A new study shows that the risk of a new debt crisis is significant. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:03:08 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/chinese-loans-pose-risks-to-developing-world-a-1275643.html China is the largest creditor in the world, funding infrastructure projects in the developing world in exchange for access to raw materials. A new study shows that the risk of a new debt crisis is significant.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/ethiopia-is-the-ultimate-destination-for-many-refugees-a-1275204.html#ref=rss Only a small percentage of the world's refugees ever reach Europe. Most never even leave the continent they are originally from. Some of the world's poorest nations as hosts to millions of refugees, including Ethiopia. Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:29:57 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/ethiopia-is-the-ultimate-destination-for-many-refugees-a-1275204.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/fashion-gains-a-foothold-in-africa-a-1273447.html#ref=rss The fashion industry in Africa is on the rise. But for budding models from the continent, the road to success remains long and rocky. Vanessa Kilem is well on her way. Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:14:08 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/fashion-gains-a-foothold-in-africa-a-1273447.html The fashion industry in Africa is on the rise. But for budding models from the continent, the road to success remains long and rocky. Vanessa Kilem is well on her way.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/china-expands-media-dominance-in-africa-a-1272274.html#ref=rss Chinese state television is gaining influence in Africa. But while the media outlets involved officially claim their journalism is independent, those who work for the companies tell a different story. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:26:45 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/china-expands-media-dominance-in-africa-a-1272274.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-former-military-operative-goes-after-poachers-in-kenya-a-1270280.html#ref=rss Faye Cuevas worked in U.S. military intelligence for 17 years and has hunted terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, as part of a conservation program, she's turning her skills to fighting poachers in Kenya and saving protected species in the region. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:08:47 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-former-military-operative-goes-after-poachers-in-kenya-a-1270280.html Faye Cuevas worked in U.S. military intelligence for 17 years and has hunted terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, as part of a conservation program, she's turning her skills to fighting poachers in Kenya and saving protected species in the region. ]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/end-of-bashir-sudan-revolution-struggles-to-keep-momentum-a-1267612.html#ref=rss In a working-class neighborhood of Khartoum, six friends helped topple Sudan's dictator, Omar al-Bashir. Now, as they hope for a transition to civilian power, they are afraid their protest is devolving into a street party, and that the military will remain in control. Thu, 16 May 2019 11:19:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/end-of-bashir-sudan-revolution-struggles-to-keep-momentum-a-1267612.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/a-boko-haram-suicide-bomber-who-survived-a-1266671.html#ref=rss Halima was supposed to die at a market in Chad. And her mission was to take as many people as possible with her -- a mission forced upon her by the terror group Boko Haram. But she survived, and the 20-year-old is now learning how to live again. Fri, 10 May 2019 12:34:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/a-boko-haram-suicide-bomber-who-survived-a-1266671.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/child-prostitution-in-ghana-hell-on-earth-a-1262055.html#ref=rss More and more children in Ghana work as prostitutes. Melphia, 13, is one of them. She lives in a slum and at night, she has sex with businessmen, police officers and, increasingly, tourists. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:39:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/globalsocieties/child-prostitution-in-ghana-hell-on-earth-a-1262055.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/congo-world-s-second-biggest-outbreak-of-ebola-unfolds-a-1258439.html#ref=rss The second-largest outbreak of Ebola in history is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. But as humanitarian organizations and the Congolese government struggle to fight the virus, they find themselves thwarted by the very people they are trying to help. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:29:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/congo-world-s-second-biggest-outbreak-of-ebola-unfolds-a-1258439.html The second-largest outbreak of Ebola in history is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. But as humanitarian organizations and the Congolese government struggle to fight the virus, they find themselves thwarted by the very people they are trying to help.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/confronting-the-approach-demographic-explosion-in-africa-a-1253189.html#ref=rss The populations in the poorest countries on earth are doubling every few decades. That necessarily leads to conflict over scarce resources such as land, food and work -- and to more migration to Europe. But there are solutions. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:30:23 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/confronting-the-approach-demographic-explosion-in-africa-a-1253189.html The populations in the poorest countries on earth are doubling every few decades. That necessarily leads to conflict over scarce resources such as land, food and work -- and to more migration to Europe. But there are solutions.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/philip-morris-hypocrisy-on-new-healthy-image-a-1229690.html#ref=rss Tobacco companies claim they want to move away from cigarettes and focus on expanding the market for healthier electronic devices. But outside of Europe and the United States, they are still working to hook as many people on cigarettes as possible, even if it breaks the law. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:04:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/philip-morris-hypocrisy-on-new-healthy-image-a-1229690.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/refugees-now-aim-for-spain-in-their-migration-route-a-1221537.html#ref=rss Although the number of migrants making their way across the Mediterranean to Europe has fallen drastically, the preferred overseas route has now moved westward to the strait between Morocco and Spain. Now Rome, Madrid and North African countries are battling to find a solution. <i>By DER SPIEGEL Staff</i> Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:23:00 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/refugees-now-aim-for-spain-in-their-migration-route-a-1221537.html Although the number of migrants making their way across the Mediterranean to Europe has fallen drastically, the preferred overseas route has now moved westward to the strait between Morocco and Spain. Now Rome, Madrid and North African countries are battling to find a solution. By DER SPIEGEL Staff ]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/african-migrant-returns-home-after-failing-to-get-to-europe-a-1212776.html#ref=rss Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn't make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes with death -- and an excruciating return home. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:41:17 +0200 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/african-migrant-returns-home-after-failing-to-get-to-europe-a-1212776.html Majid Diallo set off for Europe carrying the expectations of his friends, family and village. But he didn't make it. His story is one of struggle, imprisonment, several brushes with death -- and an excruciating return home.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/tomorrow/ethiopia-plans-to-build-8000-new-cities-in-countryside-a-1197153.html#ref=rss Ethiopia's population has tripled over the past few decades. Millions of farmers are leaving the fields only to end up living in the slums of huge cities. City planners believe they have found a solution -- in the remote countryside. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:58:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/tomorrow/ethiopia-plans-to-build-8000-new-cities-in-countryside-a-1197153.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/preventing-the-migrant-wave-germany-exports-employment-offices-to-africa-a-1194330.html#ref=rss In order to combat the root causes of economic migration, Germany has opened a job center in Ghana that helps people find local employment. But what happens when German bureaucracy comes head to head with the everyday reality in Ghana? Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:58:57 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/preventing-the-migrant-wave-germany-exports-employment-offices-to-africa-a-1194330.html In order to combat the root causes of economic migration, Germany has opened a job center in Ghana that helps people find local employment. But what happens when German bureaucracy comes head to head with the everyday reality in Ghana?]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/djibouti-is-becoming-gateway-to-africa-for-china-a-1191441.html#ref=rss Djibouti, one of Africa's smallest countries, has become China's "strategic partner." The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, fast establishing it as Beijing's gateway to the continent. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:47:45 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/djibouti-is-becoming-gateway-to-africa-for-china-a-1191441.html Djibouti, one of Africa's smallest countries, has become China's "strategic partner." The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, fast establishing it as Beijing's gateway to the continent.]]> https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/eritrea-a-visit-to-africa-s-north-korea-a-1175664.html#ref=rss After Syrians, refugees from Eritrea have the best chance of gaining asylum in Germany. But are conditions in the isolated one-party state really so brutal? Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:39:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/eritrea-a-visit-to-africa-s-north-korea-a-1175664.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/killing-in-park-in-congo-raises-questions-about-conservation-a-1175574.html#ref=rss On August 26, rangers killed a member of the Batwa Tribe in a German-funded national park, in eastern Congo. The Batwa had lived for centuries in the park before conservationists forced them out. Is German development money putting animals before humans? Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:19:00 +0100 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/killing-in-park-in-congo-raises-questions-about-conservation-a-1175574.html