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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Shakira Wafula
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

West Africa
Karim Okanla

Competitive professionals

A private-sector university in Benin offers American-style education

Universities
Chris Gordon
Ernest Aryeetey

World class

African universities must strive for excellence

Social studies
Gabi Waibel
Judith Ehlert

Fuzzy reality

Social science research is challenging, but important in Vietnam

Performance-based aid
Edward Harris

Protecting children from harm

Boosting immunisation: GAVI's approach to performance-based aid

Comment
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Legalise it

Legalise it: why Latin Americans are tired of the war on drugs

Higher education
Dirk Niebel

Development starts in the mind

Dirk Niebel: The developmental relevance of higher education

Print edition

Contents April issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of April's print edition with links to all contributions

Editorial
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Good ideas

Cities need good ideas to find infrastructure solutions

Basic needs
Caroline Triml

Toilets – a taboo topic

Drinking water MDG is achieved, but sanitation MDG must wait

Public finance
Monika Wiebusch

Coping with climate change

The impact of global warming will overwhelm municipal budgets

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities