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Sub-Saharan Africa
Health
Theresa Allain
Eleonore von Bothmer

“Tip of the iceberg”

Diabetes is spreading fast in Malawi and other developing countries

Sub-Saharan Africa
Vera Dicke

Change people’s minds

Paradigm change needed in view of population growth

Comment
Samwar S. Fallah

Election won, legitimacy dented

Johnson-Sirleaf’s less than splendid election triumph in Liberia

West Africa
Mohamed Gueye

The long road to emancipation

Why Africans do not worry about slow EPA progress too much

Comment
Anthony Mulowa

“More money in your pockets”

After tough rhetoric in the election campaign, Zambia’s new President Sata must cooperate with the Chinese

Adaptation to climate change
Merle Becker

Taming the dragon

Too little is being done to adapt countries to climate change – especially in Africa

July/August edition

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor: July/August edition

Public finance
Nfamara Jawneh

Serving the people by taxing them

Gambia’s revenue authority is making progress

50 years BMZ

The African perspective

African expert assesses 50 years of German development policy

PEGNet conference
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

African lions and Asian tigers

PEGNet conference: African lions and Asian tigers

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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