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Street market and the Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali, which was designated a world heritage site by Unesco in 1988. During the pandemic, the town was hard hit by illegal excavations and looting. Giv/Wikipedia

March 15, 2023

Looting and decay: how the pandemic wrought real damage to African heritage

Clemens Schleupner, Technische Universität Dresden and Felix Schmermer, Technische Universität Dresden

The Covid-19 pandemic will long be remembered for the lockdowns it imposed and the millions of lives it stole. A recent Unesco report reveals that it has also took a large toll on world heritage sites.

When teachers collaborate, they learn from each other. Global Partnership for Education/Stephan Bachenheimer/Flickr

September 18, 2018

Collaboration is helping teachers in rural Cameroon fill knowledge gaps

Melanie Ute Wohlfahrt, Technische Universität Dresden

The need for qualified teachers is a major challenge in a number of African countries.

Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder requires conditions better than refugees in Germany are experiencing. Reuterspics

December 3, 2015

Refugees’ suffering can’t be eased in their current conditions

Enrico Ullman, Technische Universität Dresden and Julio Licinio, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute

The experience and situation of many of the refugees precludes successful treatment of PTSD due to the nature of the disorder and what it requires to ease.

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Looting and decay: how the pandemic wrought real damage to African heritage

Collaboration is helping teachers in rural Cameroon fill knowledge gaps

Refugees’ suffering can’t be eased in their current conditions

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