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Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Merle Becker

Following the Arab Spring example

Ugandan protest movement “walks to work”

Safe drinking water
Frank Bliss

400 wells for 20 ethnic groups

Digging wells is quite demanding in a setting of great ethnic diversity

Public finance
Samwar S. Fallah

Re-starting from scratch

Re-starting Liberia’s tax system from scratch

Authoritarian rule
Chief K. Masimba

Technology is not the answer

It takes courage, not only facebook, to topple an autocratic government

Media
Joseph Miller

Migration myths

Media contort migration from Africa

Maternal health
Nancy Ndungu

Payment after delivery

In Kenya, vouchers give poor women access to professional reproductive health services

Comment
Raphael Mweninguwe

Arguing with the government

Donors argue with Malawi’s President Mutharika over governance issues

Donor harmonisation
Joseph Miller

Room for improvement

The ECDPM’s critcial assessment of budget support in Southern African countries

Comment
Olayinka Oyegbile

Gaddafi’s long shadows

Gaddafi’s long shadows south of the Sahara

Comment
Vladimir Antwi-Danso

Salt in an open sore

The world is turning away as Côte d’Ivoire slides into civil war

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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