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Sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture
Muoedu Emmanuel Uzondu

Increasingly expensive kola nut

In Nigeria, the kola nut is an agricultural product of great cultural importance

Gender-based violence
Eva Jerger

“I will never forgive”

South Africa must do more to tackle rape and sexualised violence – including in the context of traditional rituals

Health
Maxwell Suuk

Short on medicine

Ghana does not have enough HIV/AIDS medication

Gender relations
Philip Thon Aleu
Parach Mach

Risking one’s life to be able to marry

Bride-price tradition is destructive, but strong, in strife-torn South Sudan

Peacebuilding
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Corruption, a necessary evil

Corruption does not necessarily destabilise a post-conflict country

Peacebuilding
Philipp Hedemann

Fragile hope

Why the Central African Republic’s recently elected new president deserves international support

Health
Ali Shaaban Juma

Cholera spreading in Zanzibar

Health officials are trying to stop a cholera outbreak on the island of Zanzibar

Child marriage
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

Result of poverty

The fate of a Ugandan girl being married at the age of 15

Child marriage
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

Political will

Uganda´s government tries to reduce the high rates of child marriages

Unemployment
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Graduates living in poverty

Many university graduates in Zimbabwe are unemployed

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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.

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
Turning point in sanctions policy

Sustainability

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

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
Turning point in sanctions policy