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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.

Marginalisation
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

No place for the Twa

Burundi’s smallest ethnic group fights for a voice

Poverty
Katie Cashman

Urban food insecurity

Urban hunger is an under-rated problem, for example in Nairobi

Municipal governance
Katie Cashman

Farming in the metropolis

Low-income Nairobians mitigate hunger and malnutrition by growing their own food

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Narendra Modi is a Hindu supremacist, not a reformer

The Economist is still downplaying how dangerous India’s prime minister is

Obituary
D+C / E+Z

Our correspondent was found dead

We mourn the death of our Zambian colleague Humphrey Nkonde

Socialisation
Sonwabiso Ngcowa

Absent fathers

Why South African society tends to not prepare boys adequately for the future

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why it is so difficult to leave the EU

Deconstructing myths about the European Union

Diaspora
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“We are the host society”

Diasporans want to be appreciated by politicians because they are hugely important for the development of their countries of origin

Religion
D+C / E+Z

Opposition leaders set free

First achievements evident in national dialogue promoted by faith leaders in Cameroon

Community media
Geraldine Fobang
Rosaline Akah Obah
Alexander Vojvoda

Carefully chosen words

Church maintains network for peace- and conflict-sensitive journalism in Cameroon

Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“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

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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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”
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