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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.

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-pitying majority

K.S. Komireddi argues stringently that India's current government is driven by a dangerous Hindu-supremacist ideology

Retail shopping
Sophia Waweru
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Solving the last-mile problem

How an innovative online retailer is making life easier for underserved rural communities in Kenya

Civil strife
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Fragile peace

Under President Duque, Colombia seems to seesaw between civil war and peace

Democracy
Nawid Paigham

A matter of self interest

The international community should support Afghanistan’s young democracy

Press freedom
Ika Ningtyas

Pressure on journalists

The defamation clause of Indonesia’s internet law is misused to criminalise journalists

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Parliament, shut up!

Leaders like Boris Johnson make it increasingly difficult to promote democracy

Information technology
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Considerable damage

Examples of the harm online misinformation is doing in sub-Saharan countries

Internet
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

“A multi-tentacular problem”

To stem the tide of fake news in Africa, internet giants must do more than cooperate with professional fact-checkers

Digital surveillance
Felix Lee

No one can opt out

China introduces points system for rating social behaviour

Ebola
Tariq Riebl

A turning point

To stem the spread of Ebola, humanitarian agencies must win the trust of local communities in the DRC

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