Development and
Cooperation

Governance

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

After sovereign default, Ghana’s economic challenges persist

After a sovereign default in 2022, Ghana currently depends on IMF support. The government implemented debt restructuring with domestic creditors. The principal outlines of a restructuring deal with external debtors have been agreed on, but not finalised yet. T...

Modern society

Time constraints make democracy look dysfunctional

Democratic governance is increasingly under attack as elected policymakers struggle to keep up with fast changes in different spheres of society.

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Debate on German DC

Proven benefits

German development cooperation benefits both the recipient countries and the German economy, as new scientific data show. Such arguments deserve more attention in the current discussion on the effectiveness of development cooperation.

Gender equality

Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence

The murder of Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei highlights the persistent threat of gender-based violence in Uganda and Kenya. Despite awareness efforts, women remain unsafe, with activists urging stronger legal and social measures.

Poverty alleviation

Additional jobs mean additional incomes

Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explains why low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth and in what kind of settings growth-oriented policies are implemented.

Gaza war

My radicalisation

Our correspondent in Manila spells out how Zionist brutality turned him from a fan of Israel into an anti-Zionist.

Rule of law

Musk versus Moraes

Musk allows the social-media platform X to serve right-wing political purposes. It remains to be seen whether authorities in other countries will dare to stand up to illegal behaviour of his like Brazil’s Supreme Court did in the summer.

Hinduism

Emphasising Hinduism for political purposes

India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandha highlighted his faith in a totally different manner than Prime Minister Narendar Modi does today.

Mental illness

Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Activists in Kenya are pushing to decriminalise suicide, arguing that current laws perpetuate stigma and hinder mental health care. Parliament debates whether to replace punishment with support for those in crisis.

Middle East

Living between hope and helplessness

Violence continues to spiral in the West Bank. For many frustrated young Palestinians, the search for justice leads to radicalisation.

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Islamist ideologies

Fundamentally different fundamentalists

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria shows that Islamist groups do not necessarily form any kind of united front.