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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.

Populist delusions
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-declared "patriot" wants "globalist" help

The absurdity of what Trump just said at the UN needs to be pointed out

Syncretism
Samir Abi

Religious pluralism serves peace

Africans practise a mixture of traditional animist beliefs and monotheistic religion

Ethnic conflicts
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Tribal rifts widen in Zimbabwe

Underdevelopment is responsible for the rising tribal tensions in Zimbabwe

Republica 2019
Monika Hellstern

Technology is no panacea

Muted techno-optimism at this year’s digital conference Republica in Berlin

Muslims
D+C / E+Z

Islam’s age-old schism

The division of Islam dates back to the days of Prophet Mohammed

Middle East
Maysam Behravesh

The sectarian dimension

Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are instrumentalising religious doctrines for political purposes

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Preventing poverty

How development circles are currently discussing social protection

Elections
Jorge Saborido

New president, old problems

Argentina has to reform its political system and economic model

Social media
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Digital mobilisation, analogue protests

Social-media use in eastern Africa is highly politicised and has changed the way politics is run

Natural resources
Roli Mahajan

Protecting ancestral land

Indigenous people of Ecuador fight to keep oil companies off their ancestral land

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