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Sub-Saharan Africa
Traditional health care
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Escaping the curse of childlessness

Traditional approaches to overcoming infertility in Nigeria

Hintegrund
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Be fruitful and multiply

In Nigeria childless couples face ostracism – and women suffer in particular Webheadline: Infertility is a human -rights issue

Infrastructure
Dasmani Laary

Tracks towards the future

Major new rail line aims to boost trade links between Ghana and Burkina Faso

Development funding
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Putting money in the right hands

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund decentralises spending with mixed results

Military security
Vladimir Antwi-Danso
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Moscow tries to counter western interests wherever it can

West Africa scholar explains why global trends are giving rise to “systemic coups” in his world region

Water
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Boreholes to nowhere

Groundwater resources in Zimbabwe are being depleted through over-use

Mobile money
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Financial inclusion by phone

Zambians are increasingly using mobile phones to move money via online platforms

Livestock farming
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Fodder for the dry season

Planting cattle-feed crops saves many heads of cattle from death due to drought

Reforestation
Rabson Kondowe

For a sustainable future, Malawi must restore forest lands

Country in southern Africa needs a vigorous programme of land conservation and tree-planting to reverse the steady erosion of forests

Ghana
Dasmani Laary

Preventing teenage pregnancies

A high rate of pregnancies involving teenaged girls is causing alarm in Ghana

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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