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Sub-Saharan Africa
International law
Darleen Seda

Don’t let them off the hook

Quitting the ICC does not protect a country’s violent leadership from prosecution

Tax agreements
Catherine Ngina Mutava

The true price of management fees

How a country’s tax base can be eroded by tax treaties

Public finance
Karim Okanla

Incentives to become formal

Even if rates are kept low, more formal businesses will mean more tax revenue in Benin

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Refugee child mothers with AIDS

Many underage refugee women in Zimbabwe suffer from HIV/AIDS due to sexual abuse

Neglected tropical diseases
Esther Dopheide

Networking instead of silo mentality

The world needs to work together to beat neglected tropical diseases for good

International relations
Raphael Mweninguwe

Gaining from closeness to China

The relationship between Malawi and China is getting stronger

Commodities
Nico Beckert

Missing billions

International oil, gas and mining corporations are cheating developing countries out of tax revenue on an enormous scale

Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Pest exacerbates poverty

Maize farmers in Zambia lose income due to pests and low prizes

Government revenues
Dereje Alemayehu

Undermining statehood

How structural adjustment and double tax agreements have contributed to weakening public finances in Africa

Domestic resource mobilisation
Dereje Alemayehu

Double standards

African countries should raise more tax revenues, but OECD governments are not really helping

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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