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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sanitation
Raphael Mweninguwe

Clean water, clean contracts

Corruption charges cast shadows over efforts to upgrade Malawi’s water systems

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Burundi’s diaspora and its remittances are largely unknown

Burundi wants to improve its exchange with its citizens abroad

Stillbirths
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

A question of life and death

Zimbabwe’s high rate of stillbirth is a symptom of a broken medical system

Organisation
Daisy Tanja Scheffler
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Making Black people visible and strong

The organisation Future of Ghana promotes and supports young people with African roots in Germany

Cobalt mining
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Battery-powered growth

Zambia is looking to boost production of cobalt for use in electric vehicles

Siltation
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Stream-bank cultivation and gold panning add to the problems

Siltation of reservoirs is worsening Zimbabwe’s already dire water shortage

Informal vendors
Raphael Mweninguwe

A battle for the streets

Informal vendors fight for the right to sell on the streets of Malawi

Fish farms
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Catch of the day

Zambia aims to boost its fish stocks by encouraging commercial fish farming

Trauma
Gesine Ames
Luca Bootsmann

Confront the past or lose the future

An inadequate reckoning with the past is standing in the way of lasting peace in the DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi

Obstetric fistula
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Marginalised for reasons of health

Obstetric fistula causes suffering and exclusion for many thousands of women

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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.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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