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Sub-Saharan Africa
SMEs

Innovative drivers of sustainable development

The Up-Scaling programme of DEG, the German development finance institution

Private-sector development
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The right balance”

Innovative start-ups make a difference in Africa, but on their own they cannot generate enough jobs

Plastics ban
Roli Mahajan

Finding alternatives

Rwanda is taking its ban on single-use plastic bags one big step further, to include most other types of single-use plastic products

Rural youth
Claudia Knobloch
Christian Pirzer

Clearing the jobs hurdle

What helps Africa’s growing, youthful population find productive jobs in rural areas

Youth unemployment
Maximilian Matschke

South Africa’s time bomb

Five proposals for improving labour-market dynamics in South Africa

MEST funding
Veronica Mulhall

Successful businesses

Examples of successful tech start-ups whose founders have graduated from the MEST Training Program

Start-ups
Veronica Mulhall
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”

MEST Ghana trains young high-tech entrepreneurs and promotes African talents

Social entrepreneur
Frank Masanta Jr.

Enlightening the young generation

In spite of financial constraints, Frank Masanta is running the school for disadvantaged children in Lusaka, Zambia

Blog
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Coronavirus hurts Mauritius though no-one is infected so far

Mauritius is a very small country far away from China – but its economy has close ties to that country

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

A weakened fight against AIDS

Zimbabwe’s effort to fight HIV/AIDS is suffering major setbacks due to a worsening economy

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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