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Comment
Helmut Danner

“Save the revolution”

The military council has become the target of protests in Egypt

Comment
Salua Nour

An unusual alliance

Why Egyptians trust their country’s army

Interview
Ralf Melzer

“Strong leanings towards Europe”

Tunisia is making progress on the road to democracy

Press clippings

Arab world in turmoil

Press clippings: Arab world in turmoil

Comment
Ronald Meinardus

Democratic uprising

Europe must support democratic uprising in the Arab world

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“A new sense of purpose”

An eyewitness report of revolution on Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Joseph Miller

Open secrets

Arab countries’ secret police forces have a reputation for torture and arbitrary arrests

Electric power
Mike Enskat
Hedrik Meller

Difficult switches

Difficult switches: African deserts could generate electric power for Europe

Protests in the Arab World
Martina Sabra

Holiday paradise and police state

Why Ben Ali fell and the West is not in favour in Tunisia

Unrest in Egypt
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Role model Erdogan

Turkey under Erdogan could serve as an example to Arab countries – but Europe failed to embrace him

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Poverty Reduction

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

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers

Gender Equality

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

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

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy