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Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional integration
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Far from united

National interests and EU crisis threaten regional integration in Africa

weltwärts volunteers
Francis Aidoo
Leon Wilken
Lois Fontaine

“Our vision is to empower the youth”

Leader of Ghanaian skills-training centre discusses his work with German weltwärts volunteers

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Rwandan development not that great

Tension looming in Kigali

Poverty
Norbert Herrmann

Hard township life

Life is hard in South African townships, and there is plenty of room for improvement

Corruption
Maxwell Suuk

Reporting corrupt officials

Despite legal backup, Ghanaians are afraid to denounce corruption

Urban traffic
Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

Making traffic flow again

De-congesting the Lagos agglomeration

Megacity
Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

Better governance, better urban life

Why the reputation of Lagos is improving

weltwärts volunteers
Carlos Collio
Miriam Keller

“I never dreamed it would get this good”

Leader of school for children with disabilities in Chile discusses his work with German weltwärts volunteer

Comment
Marc Niyonkuru

Disintegrating state

Tensions are growing and violence is increasing within Burundi’s security forces

Special economic zones
Jong Woo Kang

“Improve people’s lives”

Special economic zones should serve the purpose of smart urbanisations, says ADB economist

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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