At the beginning of the year, general health insurance was introduced in the Ivory Coast: Seventy percent of the costs for doctor's visits, operations and medication are now covered by the state in the West African country, and care is free for poorer patients. Citizens must pay the equivalent of around 1.53 euros per month into the insurance scheme. Most African countries do not have compulsory health insurance.
First a bank spot on the map, then a colony: How Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic.
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For tourists Momotombo volcano is one of the most famous attractions in Nicaragua. The writer Gioconda Belli has a very personal story to tell about it.
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To travel you don’t have to walk, drive or fly says the author Ben Okri. Sometimes it is enough to just open a book. A conversation about fictional journeys.
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Following the end of apartheid, the land question looms large in South Africa: What will happen to arable land that was taken away from the black population? The government now wants to reverse the theft by implementing land reform.
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With its new guidelines for “a deeper partnership with Africa”, Germany wants to update its policy on Africa and improve its cooperation with the continent.
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It is 18:22 in Macadam and people are waiting to travel back to Amour slum. A story.
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