1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
In focus
Ukraine warGerman electionMiddle East crisis
Latest audioLatest videos
Live TV
SocietyAfrica

Ethiopian fights plastic with jobs

04:25

This browser does not support the video element.

June 30, 2022

To counter ubiquitous plastic shopping bags, Ethiopian entrepreneur Kidist Tesfaye's company Tuba produces eco-friendly bags out of paper or fabrics. Tuba challenges pollution, and creates jobs in Addis Ababa.

Skip next section Similar stories from Africa

Similar stories from Africa

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

The rising star of Nambia's music scene TopCheri swings by the studio for a chat alongside rapper EES.
SocietyDecember 28, 202226:04 min

The painful reality of drug abuse in Nigeria

Follow drug addict Bazooka through the streets of Kano as he struggles to leave his destructive ways behind.
SocietySeptember 8, 202203:54 min

Breaking stereotypes in Gambia's car industry

The center of Serekunda is home to the only garage owned and run by women in Gambia.
SocietyAugust 12, 202203:32 min
Show more
Skip next section More on Society from Africa

More on Society from Africa

River Nile: Upstream nations challenge Egypt's dominance

Uganda, Ethiopia, and eight other countries oppose Egypt and Sudan's dominance over the Nile River.
SocietyOctober 17, 202401:59 min

How do African youth define peace?

On the International Day of Peace, DW asked young men and women from across Africa about what peace means to them.
SocietySeptember 21, 202402:02 min

GirlZOffMute — What do Nigerian teens think of FGM?

Listen to what they told us
SocietySeptember 12, 202401:33 min
Show more
Skip next section More on Society from around the world

More on Society from around the world

Coming out when you're married

What happens when you discover your true sexuality after tying the knot in a traditional marriage?
SocietySeptember 29, 202440:37 min

Being a bisexual woman in India

What are the challenges and joys of coming out as a bisexual woman in India? Writer Soumyaa Vohra shares her journey.
Patricia Szilagyi
Column
SocietyFebruary 21, 202444:26 min

Sex positivity and women’s sexual agency in modern India

What does sexual agency mean for Indian women? And how does it differ from Western ideas of sexually liberated women?
SocietyFebruary 2, 202433:50 min
Show more
Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

German politics: Parliament debates debt brake reform

Germany's outgoing parliament convenes in a special session to discuss reforming the debt brake. DW has more.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2025

What is Germany's debt brake?

PoliticsMarch 5, 2025

German lawmakers to debate massive spending deal

PoliticsMarch 13, 202501:55 min

How fit for the future is Germany?

PoliticsMarch 12, 2025
Skip next section More stories from DW

More stories from DW

Africa

South Sudan: What's led to renewed tensions?

South Sudan: What's led to renewed tensions?

ConflictsMarch 12, 2025
More from Africa

Asia

5 facts about Holi, the festival of colors

5 facts about Holi, the festival of colors

CultureMarch 13, 2025
More from Asia

Germany

Uncovered: Abuse at top German science institution

Uncovered: Abuse at top German science institution

ScienceMarch 13, 2025
More from Germany

Europe

Is Turkey the key to Europe's security?

Is Turkey the key to Europe's security?

PoliticsMarch 13, 202504:18 min
More from Europe

Middle East

Gaza: 'Everything in crisis' as Israel, Hamas talks continue

Gaza: 'Everything in crisis' as Israel, Hamas talks continue

ConflictsMarch 13, 2025
More from Middle East

North America

Is Elon Musk's politics threatening Tesla and his empire?

Is Elon Musk's politics threatening Tesla and his empire?

BusinessMarch 13, 2025
More from North America
Go to homepage