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Sub-Saharan Africa
Ebola epidemic
Margret Gieraths-Nimene
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New challenges

Margret Gieraths-Nimene heads a clinic for less fortunate in Monrovia and set up two Ebola isolation units last summer

Pastoralism
Grace Atuhaire

The Tanzanian Maasai entering industrial age

Maasai pastoralists in Tanzania are opting for milk processing as a way to generate income

Labour
Gibson Masumbu
Martin Ostermeier

Job quality matters

Zambia’s bumpy road to decent work for all

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Comment
Christoph Kannengießer
Carla Nickel

German companies take a level-headed stance

Ebola hysteria is weakening African economies

Education
Bettie Johnson Bettie Johnson

Going to school despite Ebola

After six months of closure due to the Ebola epidemic, schools in Liberia prepare to reopen

Migration
Floreana Miesen

On the border

How migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who live in Morocco prepare for their dangerous boat ride to the EU

Commodities
Anup Kumar Singh

Farmers' self-determination

Fairtrade is improving cotton farmers’ lot in Africa and India

Demographic trends
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Differentiated action

Study illuminates reasons for sustained high birth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Vaccination programme
Christoph Suess

Portrait of Dafrossa Cyrily Lyimo

The head of Tanzania's national vaccination programme appreciates international support

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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