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Sub-Saharan Africa
Food production
Ali Shaaban Juma

Small chicken

In Zanzibar, imported chicken is crowding out local products

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-serving African presidents back off from ICC

Out-dated idea of sovereignty is not anti-imperialist

Migration
Maxwell Suuk

The stigma of failure

Failing to get to Europe, Ghanaian migrants return home

Comment
Jonathan Bashi

More turmoil to come?

Clinging to power, President Kabila threatens peace and stability in DR Congo

Refugees
Philip Thon Aleu

Displaced yet again

Many South Sudanese have become refugees several times

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Criminal South Sudanese elite

New report reveals war crimes of South Sudanese officials

Social media
Chief K. Masimba Biriwasha

Strangling social media

The Zimbabwe government feels threatened by social media

Civil-society engagement
Elizabeth Wamuni Njoroge
Isabella Bauer

“Music is my friend”

The Ghetto Classics youth orchestra from a Nairobi slum helps members develop vital skills

Slum youth
Isabella Bauer

Music for a better future

Why privileged students like to teach slum youth to play classical instruments in Nairobi

Sanitation
Raphael Mweninguwe

Clean villages

Malawi is gaining ground in eradicating open defecation

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

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.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court