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Sub-Saharan Africa
Water and sanitation
Ibrahim Awol
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“Every farmer must have an improved latrine”

Access to safe water is crucial for disease control

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

What does it take to save a person’s eyesight?

Health challenges in rural Ethiopia

Water stress
Damilola Oyedele

The dwindling lake

Climate change in the Lake Chad region affects several countries negatively

Education
Humphrey Nkonde

No money, no schoolbooks

Zambia’s cash problems affect the education sector negatively

Farming
Belay Begashaw

Drought is the new normal

East Africa is now obviously a low-rainfall area, so the region must adapt to climage change

Political jargon
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A contentious term

“Marshall Plan” means different things to different people

International cooperation
Gerd Müller
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Our success will depend on joint action”

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, proposes launching a Marshall Plan with Africa

International cooperation
Frannie Leautier

Continent of opportunity

The African Development Bank considers the German proposal to launch a Marshall Plan a step in the right direction

Civil war
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

From child soldier to businessman

A former child soldier in Uganda managed to become a successful businessman

African reality
Frank Masanta Jr.

Vision 2030

Zambia’s government has committed to the SDGs, but they will most likely prove quite difficult to achieve

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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