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Sub-Saharan Africa
Terrorism
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Long-term effects of war

Survivors of Uganda’s civil war are still suffering

Identification technology
Damilola Oyedele

Permanent voter cards prevent election fraud

In Nigeria’s 2015 general elections democracy was strengthened thanks to digital data

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

To prosper, small African countries must cooperate closely

Taking stock of regional integration

Forced displacement
Okello Ciro

“My home, my life”

The story of a South Sudanese woman who spent almost a lifetime in a refugee camp

Business
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risks can be minimised

Experts encourage companies to invest in Africa despite risks

Gender-based violence
Maxwell Suuk

Fighting forced marriage

In northern Ghana, many teenage girls are forced into marriage

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ugandan election blues

Ugandan election blues

Finances
Humphrey Nkonde

Loans for living and luxury

Zambia’s middle class is weighed down by debts

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

EU too soft on Burundi

ODA should depend on good governance

Health care
Maxwell Suuk

Serving the poor

A doctor in northern Ghana gives free medical care to the destitute

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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