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Sub-Saharan Africa
Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Dramatic threat to maize harvest

A new pest is destroying maize fields in Southern Africa

Social media
Isaac Sagala

Hate speech unchecked

Kenyans worry about hate speech in the media

Infrastructure
Parach Mach

No access to clean water

Clean drinking water is hard to get in South Sudan

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

South Sudan’s famine is entirely human-made

The world is watching a country on the road to genocide

Corruption
Nico Beckert

Misleading index

Corruption in Africa: preconceptions and hidden perpetrators

Literature
Munukayumbwa Mwiya

Finding a nation’s voice

Fiction written by Namibian authors is still a rarity

Media
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Balance and fairness in daily reporting

Peace journalism is a permanent duty – including on social media

Media
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Uganda has benefited from peace journalism

Ugandan media are taking effective approaches to promoting peace

Refugees
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Refugee music talent

A refugee girl from South Sudan has become a star singer in a Ugandan school

Governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Setting the right example

Why ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is becoming a beacon of democracy

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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.

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
Defending the progress made

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