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Sub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Assane Diagne

Competitive elections

Senegal is one of few African countries that have never experienced a military coup

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Cancer on the rise

Cancer is overtaking AIDS as the number one cause of death in Zimbabwe

Disease control
Meekaeel Siphambili

“Killing mosquito larvae is the best prevention”

Botswana has achieved great success in the fight against malaria

Climate change
Lea Diehl
Janani Vivekananda

Lack of trust

In the Lake Chad region, young people blame the older generation for problems – and the other way round

Agriculture
Raphael Mweninguwe

Smoking kills

Malawi is a tobacco-growing country, yet smoking is a health hazard

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How Kabila wants to stay in power without running for office

It does not look like the DRC is headed for free and fair elections

Disease control
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No news can be good news

It looks like the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is under control

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“The world is slipping off track”

Numbers of HIV infections are on the rise

Recycling
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Turning trash into cash

In Zimbabwe, poor women collect garbage and sell recycled products

Development strategies
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla

New paradigm needed

The root causes of African indebtedness are still the same

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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.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

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