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Digital monthly

8/2024

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Protests
Isaac Sagala

Why Kenya is on fire

Kenya has been experiencing a wave of protests led by young people. No one can really say they didn’t see this coming. What is unfolding in Kenya is a lesson in what happens when the debt crisis escalates not just metaphorically, but literally.

International development
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

In the face of multiple global crises, power shifts and anti-democratic tendencies, policymakers are facing unprecedented challenges. Solutions require smart prioritisation, new trust and transparency.

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Industry
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China is the most important player of all

In a recently published paper, the Federation of German Industries argues that Germany needs a more strategic international-development policy which must take more account of China’s growing global influence.

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
Popular street food in Uganda

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development