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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”

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.

Education

A boost for women

A start-up school teaching work skills to women aims to narrow Guatemala’s gender gap

Green power

Behind schedule

At current trends, India will not achieve important climate goals

Our view

The opportunity of crisis

Covid-19 has dramatically reduced energy consumption around the world, providing an opportunity for a rethink

Global crisis

Debt swaps make sense

Donor governments must not let Covid-19 undo the development success of past decades

Infrastructure

Destructive biomass demand

Many Ugandans still rely on traditional biomass for energy purposes

Employment

The urgency of public works programmes

Labour-intensive public employment schemes build vital infrastructure and alleviate poverty at the same time

Press freedom

Risky business

Journalists in Libya work in an atmosphere of fear and lawlessness

Power shortages

When the lights go out

Power cuts hit Zambia’s economy hard

Pandemic response

Why lockdowns may prove deadly

Neglect of how the urban poor live, is making Covid-19 responses dangerous in many low-income countries

Family planning

Fast population growth

Pakistan’s fertility rate is declining, but at a very slow rate