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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.

Protest movements

Arab Spring reloaded

In the Middle East and North Africa, young people are taking to the streets to fight for better living conditions

United Kingdom

A prime minister with no proven respect for institutions

Why Guardian columnist is right to point out that Boris Johnson's Tories threaten Britain's constitutional order

Social media

Serious discrimination

Current frustration with Twitter in India shows why the big internet multinationals require global regulation

Land rights

Taking possession

A spate of land-grabbing and lack of clarity on land tenure rules are exacerbating conflict in South Sudan

Emergency response

Communicating in humanitarian crises

In humanitarian emergencies, communication is crucial

KfW

Desks, tables, windows – and dry floors

Renovated and well equipped school creates a good learning environment

Social protection

No longer convincing trendsetter

After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore

Social protection

What independence leaders found impressive

What impression European welfare states made on the leaders of former colonies

Marginalisation

Living on the land – but not owning it

Zimbabwe’s women face resistance to exercising their rights to own land

Our view

More than the sum of its parts

The European Union has global relevance