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Sub-Saharan Africa
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

Agriculture
Maxwell Suuk

The vegetable dispute

Vegetable farmers in Ghana are having a hard time

Citizenship
Fernanda Lobato
Julia Jaroschewski

“People are not afraid to talk online”

In Mozambique, digital technology serves the freedom of speech

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Awareness and action

How girls and women suffer from rebel violence in DR Congo

Innovation
Simon Unterschütz

Mobilising and motivating investors

GIZ’s lab of tomorrow allows experts to develop new digital solutions for developing countries’ problems

Teenage pregnancies
Humphrey Nkonde

Schoolgirl mothers

In Zambia, too many schoolgirls get pregnant

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The governments of South Africa and Brazil are in trouble

The governments of South Africa and Brazil are in trouble

Security
Maxwell Suuk

Bracing for attacks

After terrorist attacks nearby, Ghanaians worry

Mobile reporting
Ochan Hannington

Opportunities of digital journalism

For East African journalists in exile, mobile reporting is low-cost and practical

Sexual violence
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

No longer welcome at home

Girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria face marginalisation upon returning home

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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