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Sub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Sella Oneko

Kenya’s game of personality politics

Uhuru Kenyatta is an example of Africa’s political elite being hard to topple

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Marshall Plan with Africa

Gerd Müller, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, is pursuing a new vision

Senior citizens
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Pensioners fall on hard times

Zimbabwe’s elderly cannot access their pensions

Sahel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Lack of statehood

Experts call for more statehood and better institutions to stabilise the Sahel region

War orphans
Philip Thon Aleu

Single refugee mothers

With husbands at war or dead, refugee mothers struggle to feed their children

Elections
Maxwell Suuk

Distorted choices

Many Ghanaians sell their votes to the politician who offers most

Nigeria
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A country at rock bottom

Nigeria’s multiple crises and how Germany can help

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Gambia: ECOWAS assuming responsibility for region's problem

Why West Africa differs from other African regions in regard to democratic principles

Fishing
Ali Shaaban Juma

Local fish production does not meet Tanzania’s demand

Fisheries offer investment and business opportunities in East Africa

Colonial history
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The dark side of European enlightenment

Oppressive imperial powers claimed to be spreading civilisation whilst promoting racism

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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