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Sub-Saharan Africa
Colonial past
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Remembrance and retributive justice

Reconciliation requires more than an acknowledgement of genocide

Social entrepreneurship
Bettina Meier

Companies financing foundation

Togolese company processes organic pineapples that French importers do not want

Lacking opportunities
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla

Emigration would help

Unlike young Europeans in past centuries, young Africans today are denied opportunities overseas

Voters
Grace Atuhaire

Confusing scenario

Kenyans’ long-term trust in democracy depends on the rerun election being clean and fair

Occupation
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla

Why the western model doesn’t work

Informal employment dominates in Africa – well-paying jobs with social-protection benefits are the exception

Health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

An unhealthy tradition

The custom of spousal inheritance is causing HIV/AIDS infections in rural Zimbabwe

Gender-based violence
Ali Shaaban Juma

Women at risk of abuse

Gender-based violence is harming women in Zanzibar

Chinese foreign policy
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Silk road across the Indian Ocean

China is building trade-related infrastructure in Africa

Gender
Lindsey Kukunda

Men against violence against women

A Ugandan media celebrity calls on his fellow men to take a stance against gender-based violence

Rule of law
Grace Atuhaire

Kenya is heading for rerun elections

Kenyan voters face a confusing scenario after Supreme Court decision

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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