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Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate-smart agriculture
Michaela Schaller

A complex undertaking

In Kenya, climate-smart agriculture can provide a solution to the challenges brought about by climate change

Fair trade
Linda Engel

A drop in prices is hurting cocoa farmers

Sustainable cocoa cultivation improves living conditions for farmers

Democracy
Ibrahim Orèd'Ola Falola

Political dynasty

Togo is facing growing unrest

Military engagement
Mohamed Gueye
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“If the French troops leave, Mali will collapse"

The French military intervenes in many former colonies

Linguistics
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

European languages are dominant in Africa

Divisive and unifying: English or French as an official language

Accounting for history
Kehinde Andrews
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“We’re looking at really big numbers”

British scholar says western prosperity was built on slavery, so reparations should be paid

Letter to the editor
Reinhard Woytek

Investment is key to decent-work agenda

Reader challenges our author’s reasoning

Education
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Makeshift schools

In some rural regions of Zimbabwe, makeshift schools are the norm, not the exception

Colonial legacy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

CARICOM demands reparations

The basis of the debate for reparations is the “CARICOM Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice”

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Kenya’s Supreme Court is unable to act at time of crisis

Unconvincing election rerun

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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