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Sub-Saharan Africa
Business partnerships
Eva-Maria Verfürth

“Open transfer of knowledge”

German corporations cooperate with young African leaders

Global warming
Thomas Kluge

“Wastewater is a resource”

Smarter water infrastructure is made necessary by climate change

Global warming
Cynthia Brenda Awuor
Andrew Ochieng Adwera

“Very limited human resources”

Mombasa is a telling example of what climate change holds in store for coastal towns

Public-sector reform
Andreas Foerster

Donors must be patient

Harmonised donors need patience concerning public-sector reform in Zambia

Comment
Jennifer Dube

Mission impossible

Hardly reason to celebrate: one year of awkward power sharing in Zimbabwe

Elections
Susanne Giese

Democracy prevails in Ghana

The reasons for Ghana’s success at holding democratic elections

Television
Roland Hohberg

“Young people’s critical perspective”

Voicing youth concerns on Mozambique’s TV

Regional integration
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Out of touch

Slow progress on regional integration in Africa

Slow-motion modernisation
Winfried Borowczak
Friedrich Kaufmann

Encourage entrepreneurs

Enduring rent-seeking mentality stifles entrepreneurship in Mozambique

Digital divide
Claudia Isabel Rittel

A new era dawns on Africa’s east coast

Faster internet access in eastern Africa

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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