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Sub-Saharan Africa
Refugees
Jana Jagalski

Last exit

How the EU is contributing to causes of flight

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A prize Mugabe deserves

Zimbabwe’s president has ruled his country dictatorially and ruinously for 35 years

Comment
Clara Osei-Boateng
Kristina Rehbein

Back in the credit trap

Supposed model country Ghana is one again struggling with foreign debt

Film director
Ochan Hannington
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risking my life

South Sudanese filmmaker Ochan Hannington speaks about his dangerous work and why he loves it anyway

Elections
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Old insight borne out by Tanzanian and Ivorian elections

"Illusion of stability"

Military affairs
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Uganda’s Iraq-war veterans

Many soldiers from Uganda fought with the US in the Iraq war

African perspectives
Yvette Mutumba
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Stepping into the light

Art from Africa has long been neglected by the international art scene – but that is slowly changing

Comment
Karim Okanla

Burkina Faso on the brink

After the failed coup the transition government is back in office, but uncertainties remain

Water
Raphael Mweninguwe

Deadly wells

In Malawi, digging water wells can be dangerous

New media technologies
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Downsides of cyber politics

Information and communications technology may help to advance democracy in Africa

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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