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Sub-Saharan Africa
Lake Chad region
Fabian Böckler

Nexus makes sense

In the Lake Chad Basin crisis, humanitarian aid alone will not do – development support and peace promotion are needed too

Pollution
Humphrey Nkonde

Poor and poisoned

Many poor people in Zambia cannot afford proper housing and live in slums

Disadvantaged communities
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Low-cost private schools

Taking advantage of unemployed educators and university graduates

Inequality
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Dissatisfaction with “free” public education

In Kenya, even poor parents send their kids to private schools

Natural disasters
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

On-going droughts

Zimbabwe’s nature and people suffer from erratic rainfall and droughts

Natural disaster

Mozambique faces enormous challenges

After Cyclone Idai, Mozambique needs a new natural-disaster prevention and city planning

Schools
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Indispensable lessons

Why teenage girls need sex education even more than teenage boys do

Wildlife park
Henrice Stöbesand

Conservation considered antagonist

A research team from the Centre for Rural Development investigates the governance of the protected area of Lobéké National Park in Cameroon

Higher education
Karim Okanla
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

From boom to bust

Why Houdegbe North American University Benin once looked promising, but is no longer operational

EU policy
Ibrahim Manzo Diallo
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The flow has not stopped”

Agadez in Niger is a transit hub for many African refugees – both on the way north and on the way back

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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.

Why Kenya is on fire
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

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
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