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Sub-Saharan Africa
Civil wars
Floreana Miesen

A better way to win power

A better way to win power: Burundis path to peace

Africa Progress Report 2012
Floreana Miesen

“Jobs, justice and equity”

Four challenges African policymakers must rise to

Comment
Olayinka Oyegbile

More serious worries

ECOWAS has not come to grips with Mali's crisis – nor has the international community

West Africa
Floreana Miesen

Blood diamonds

Blood diamonds fuelled Sierra Leone's civil war

Street vending
Raphael Mweninguwe

Eyesores and livelyhoods

Unemployed youth populate streets of Malawi’s towns

Academic networking
Linda Kleemann
Alexander Freese
Michael Grimm

Africa’s lion economies

Research agenda: opportunities for African lion economies

Press clippings

Upheaval in Mali

Op-ed views concerning Mali’s crisis

West Africa
Karim Okanla

Competitive professionals

A private-sector university in Benin offers American-style education

Universities
Chris Gordon
Ernest Aryeetey

World class

African universities must strive for excellence

Private sector
Peter Hauff

Pioneers wanted

Pionieers wanted: German SMEs too hesitant 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.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions