1. Inhalt
  2. Navigation
  3. Weitere Inhalte
  4. Metanavigation
  5. Suche
  6. Choose from 30 Languages

Learning by Ear

Economy & Environment

Discover the complex global world of the 21st century! Our series on economy and the environment show how African every-day life affects and is affected by the rest of the world.

DW recommends

Lent Luxury - The Risks of Raising Credit

JD is short of cash and can't resist borrowing money for a cool new bike - even if he doesn’t know how on earth he is going to pay the loan back. How much will this lesson in finance end up costing JD and his friends? (23.04.2013)  

Corruption – the Elephant in the Room

Whether it's at school, at work or out on the streets, the Odhiambo family can't seem to free themselves from the insidious tentacles of corruption despite their endeavors to live an honest life. (15.02.2013)  

Setting Up A Business

Are you sick of looking for a job each and every day? Do you want to implement your own ideas and creativity? This series will show you how to start your own business and become a successful entrepreneur. (13.04.2012)  

African Entrepreneurs - Successful And Responsible

They hardly sleep, don’t know the word leisure, but they still love their job and are committed to the societies they live in. That’s what all African business men and women introduced in this series have in common. (13.04.2012)  

If A Tree Falls - Deforestation In Africa

Africa has the highest deforestation rate of all continents on the globe. That has a large impact on the daily life of most Africans like those in our drama, who are living in a refugee camp after a cruel civil war. (13.04.2012)  

Against the current – Urban Exodus

As the country-city-flight empties rural areas in Africa, big city slums are growing to the bursting point. The protagonists in our radio drama bust the trend and decide to move back to their village. (01.12.2010)  

Climate Change - Feeling the Heat

The heat is on in Africa. Temperatures are rising, leading to droughts, floods and food insecurity. Find out what you can do against it! (07.10.2009)  

The Economy and Today's Business World - The Money Keeps Rolling

No, we haven't discovered the secret of getting rich quickly. But if you’d like some idea about how the business world works and how you can make it out there, don't miss Learning by Ear! (07.10.2009)  

Africa's Environment - A Lost Paradise Under Threat

Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse emissions, but it’s hardest hit by climate change. And an ever growing population is depleting the continent of its natural resources. (02.06.2008)  

Globalization - Africa’s Friend and Foe

Learning by Ear takes an inside look at the effects of globalization in Africa. With our shows, listeners can meet the people who shape it as well as those affected by it. (02.06.2008)  

Related content

Would Brexit damage the environment? 21.03.2016

A new report claims that a UK exit from the EU would leave Britain’s environment vulnerable. But on the flip side, Brexit could increase environmental protection in the rest of Europe.

Argentina's renewed prospects 31.03.2016

Argentina's new centre-right government is returning to global bond markets. Investors are keen to buy its high-interest bonds - but the country has been a serial defaulter in the past. What makes this time different?

China, India pouring cash into coal plants that may not be used 31.03.2016

Analysts say any coal-fired plant completed after 2016 will not be profitable enough to operate in the future. So why are utilities still building them?

Weekly series

The Storytellers

Each week DW brings you personal stories from around the globe. 

Living the dream of a rainbow nation  

Keeping an endangered Buddhist art form alive  

Australian brings reef fight to Deutsche Bank  

Radio

World in Progress

A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more. 

Music for a better future: Violins of Hope  

I dare you to ride (a bike)  

Who will follow Bank Ki-Moon as UN Secretary  

Radio

A protest in Sao Paulo in support of President Dilma Rousseff

WorldLink

This weekly one-hour radio show brings you personal tales behind the news headlines. 

The political crisis in Brazil is dividing families  

Why do so many terror attacks involve pairs of brothers?  

Indians and Pakistanis put their faces to a campaign for peace