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Europe / Africa
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

EU needs coherent approach to African development

For Europe, Africa spells trouble and opportunity

Summer special
Eva-Maria Verfürth

A girl walks home alone at night

A vampire western in Farsi was produced in the USA and is attracting international attention

Summer special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A Muslim’s response to Islamist terrorism

A great movie about militant rule in Timbuktu

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The great ironies of Erdogan’s career and ideology

Populist triumph can only destabilise Turkey further

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ennahda can become the Muslim Democratic Party Tunisia needs

Formerly Islamist party evolves in an interesting and promising way

Recycling
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Bonding through waste separation

Syrian refugees and their Lebanese neighbours are taking their waste disposal problems into their own hands

Press freedom
Ingy Salama

Media under assault

The new Press Freedom Index shows Egypt’s downslide on media issues

Handicrafts
Moutaz Ali

Goldsmiths struggle in Tripoli

Traditional craftsmen in Libya face difficulties

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

20 million Yemenis need humanitarian aid

Warring factions are talking of peace

International finance institution
Akinwumi Adesina

“Africa’s youth must be employed in Africa”

The policy aspiration of Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank

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Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions