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Image taken from outside a security fence, showing a road of neat and orderly suburban houses.
Enclaving and neo-liberal city development (30.03.2021)
Detachment and separation continue to be central to urban development across the globe, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Will enclaving—the construction of these detached societies—further fuel socio-economic differences?  
The S4D4C plenary on Strengthening Science Diplomacy Transboundary Institutions on Thursday 18 March2021 brilliantly summed up in this illustration.
Bringing science and knowledge to diplomacy (19.03.2021)
“Science is not negotiable, but it can be ignored,” said Professor Edvard Hviding in a debate on transboundary institutions at the S4D4C final networking meeting.
Chinese structure
China’s role in Africa: What now? (05.03.2021)
Over the past decade, China has emerged as a large actor on the African continent – primarily through trade, investment and as provider of development finance. But China is increasingly also playing a more direct political role.