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Sub-Saharan Africa
Civil society
Luther Dennis Nii Antieyie Addy

Educating on sexual health issues for 49 years

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) has been educating on sexual health issues for more than 49 years

Beauty
Damilola Oyedele

Embracing blackness

Many African women stop using relaxers on their hair

Sex education
Luther Dennis Nii Antieyie Addy

“More than family planning”

In Ghana, young volunteers from Accra are trained to educate village youths on sexual and reproductive health issues

Youth unemployment
Helmut Danner

A ticking time bomb

Kenyan authors analyse the problem of youth unemployment in their country and how it can be tackled

Comment
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Climate change deserves top-level attention

El Niño aggravated heat and drought this year

Political environment
Christoph Kannengießer

Stability promotes economic development

Upswing requires the right environment in a developing country

Human rights
Raphael Mweninguwe

The wrong skin colour

In Malawi, albinos are often killed due to witchcraft beliefs

Government guarantees
Christoph Kannengießer

New strategy for Africa

Private-sector involvement is vital for Africa's economic development

Foreign trade
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

Mozambique’s foreign trade weakness

Why Mozambique is one of the world’s least competitive countries

weltwärts volunteers
Rosemary Nalisa
Brian Patjens Brian Patjens

“Many fellow Namibians think we are a foreign organisation”

Leader of Namibia Red Cross Society discusses her agency’s work with German weltwärts volunteer

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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