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Sub-Saharan Africa
Great-ape tourism
Magdalena Braum

The closer they get, the bigger the risk

Tens of thousands of people travel to Africa every year to see gorillas and chimps in the wild

Human rights
Grace Atuhaire

Threats to Ugandan activists

Human-rights groups in Uganda are threatened, and so are journalists who write about human-rights violations

Tourism for development
Brit Reichelt-Zolho
Johannes Kirchgatter

Live elephants have to be worth more

Ecotourism in Africa promotes sustainable development and nature conservation

Comment
Henning Melber

The power of liberation movements

The Namibian government has a good international reputation but is not driving forward socio-economic development

Climate cooperation
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Ghana through the eyes of an insider

Citizens of Bonn visit twin city Cape Coast

Police
Raphael Mweninguwe

Corruption has become the norm

Corrupt police is a great problem in Malawi

Economic development
Grace Atuhaire

Revival strategy

Kenya’s government wants to kick-start growth in tourism

Sexual abuse
Grace Atuhaire

Depressing aspects of tourism

Even though prostitution is illegal, sex tourists leave a mark on Kenya’s coastal communities

Women
Alie Yunus Kallay

Gender violence aggravated with Ebola

Gender violence got worse in Sierra Leone since the outbreak of Ebola

Community-based tourism
Theresa Krinninger

Off the beaten track

How tourism can make a difference in Cata, a rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province

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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