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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.

Rohingya

Frozen repatriation

Rohingya are afraid to return to Myanmar while tensions with host communities in Bangladesh are rising

Chronic disease

Costly diabetes drugs

Diabetes affects poor and rich people alike, but the poor suffer more where public health care is not up to task

Women’s safety

Fighting for justice

Domestic violence is widespread in Brazil and has deep cultural roots

Public health

Paying a price

Even expensive vaccines prove quite cost-effective

Vaccines

A shot in the arm

Vaccination can be a powerful tool in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Ebola

Five years later

After Ebola, Sierra Leone is probably not properly prepared for another major health crisis

Election fraud

Newfound faith in legal system

Malawi must repeat presidential elections because of cheating last May

Business incubation

Building digital nations

Tech hubs are proliferating all over the world, but face particular challenges in Africa

Blog

Security-focused modernisation has failed in Afghanistan

An attempt to build peace in Afghanistan – with the Taliban

Narrating history

So as not to forget

Guatemala’s Casa de la Memoria, a history museum, highlights the country’s many episodes of civil strife