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Sub-Saharan Africa
Journalism
Tilo Grätz

Grassroots challenges

Benin’s community radios are struggling with many problems, but they are important nonetheless

Global warming
Mir Salam Sirak

Agriculture at risk

Global warming is making agriculture more difficult in Zimbabwe

Catching up
Horatius Egua

“We must grow beyond toddler status”

African business journalist assesses his continent’s minor role in the G20

Africa/EU
Peter Hauff

Tough talking

Africans and Europeans talked, but didn’t agree in Tripoli

Macroeconomic trends
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann

Things could have been worse

African economies are rebounding after financial crisis

European Union
Cathrine Schweikardt

A wake-up call for less arrogance

Africa-EU-Partnership JAES needs revitalisation

Congo
Cathrine Schweikardt

On the run

Displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Budget support
Peter Hauff

Undermining democratic control

German think tank criticises EU approach to budget support

Health care
Sanda Oumarou
Roger Peltzer

One giant leap

Cinpharm starts producing generic drugs in Cameroon

Arts and society
Marianne Lange

The music of independence

Africa’s musical journey from the Independence Cha Cha to angry rap

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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