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Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi
Gesine Ames
Jean-Marie Vianney ­Kavumbagu

The acid test

Burundi’s fragile peace in the balance ahead of the 2015 elections

Peacebuilding
Anne Niyuhire

Great achievement

In Burundi, women’s organisations want to see enforced a constitutional quota for female leaders at all levels of government

Gender
Anthea Bethge

“There should be enough food”

Why women in particular are still exposed to risks in post-conflict situations

Ebola epidemic
Joanne Liu

“Run into the burning building”

Doctors without Borders: Ebola epidemic in west Africa requires international action

Civil-society organisation
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières

Depending on livestock

The mission of Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

Microfinance
Abdirahim S. Gure

Women’s economic empowerment

Why women’s small-scale businesses make a huge difference in war-torn Somalia

Nowadays

Regulating traditions

Kilasa Mtambalike: Traditional healers are popular in Tanzania, but supposed to register before practicing

Disability
Abebe Yehualawork

The case of Amdework Yitayal

Children with disabilities in Ethiopia must be lucky to get adequate support from non-governmental organisations

Education
Abebe Yehualawork

Good intentions are not enough

In Ethiopia, to be disabled equals being poor

Pamoja Dance Group
Isabella Bauer

A sad tale about elephants

Nairobi’s Pamoja Dance Group stages an environmental and social drama to raise awareness of elephant poaching

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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