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Sub-Saharan Africa
Contraceptives
Maxwell Suuk

Planned parenthood via mobile phone

If teenage pregnancies are to be avoided, young people need sex education and access to contraceptives

Horn of Africa
Diglel Fadi

30 years of guerrilla warfare

Civil war has shaped the mindset of Eritrea’s leadership

Liberation movement
Diglel Fadi

Thousands flee every month

How the government of Eritrea became one of the world’s most repressive regimes

Congo
Christoph Vogel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“The state functions according to its entirely own logic”

An expert on the Congo explains who is operating militarily in the country and why, and what a peaceful solution might look like

Child soldiers
Dirk Bathe

Jobs instead of arms

The international community must end profiteering with child soldiers

Infrastructure
Humphrey Nkonde

Ending traffic congestion

Zambia is constructing a big two-lane highway with Chinese money

Democratic governance
Vladimir Antwi-Danso

A mixed bag

ECOWAS is setting an example in terms of democratic governance, but challenges persist, according to Ghanaian scholar

Letters to the editor
A.K. Ghosh
Eva-Maria Bruchhaus

Issues that have contributed to African poverty

Readers respond to our D+C/E+Z print edition 2017/11-12

Climate change
Raphael Mweninguwe

Coal against blackouts

In order to manage its current energy crisis, Malawi turns to coal

Women’s issues
Maxwell Suuk

Missing out school

Many poor girls in Ghana miss out school during their period

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
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

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.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities