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Sub-Saharan Africa
Transport
Berthold Volberg

Driving growth

Smart logisitics can boost private-sector development in SADC countries

Cross-border cooperation
Simone Claar
Andreas Nölke

Deep integration

Even though deep integration could serve developing countries, the strategy is politically controversial

Fragile statehood
Christian Jahn

Sudan ahead of elections

Why Sudan’s elections are likely to spell trouble

Sports
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Business as usual

African footballer says games had to go on

The arts
Stefan Rennicke

Stimulating societal development

The Art in Africa Foundation, a joint venture of UNESCO and Goethe Institut

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Static ideas of culture

Museum in Senegal is a missed opportunity

Conflict management
Silja Emmel

Abusive guardians

Dangerous security forces in African countries

The arts
Peter Musa

Becoming active

The merits of cultural entrepreneurship in Africa

Creative artists
Hilda Twongyeirwe Rutagonya

The importance of being heard

Femrite gives women writers a voice in Unganda

Development and the arts
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Novelist, activist, martyr

The lasting legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria

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Poverty Reduction

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

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When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP

Gender Equality

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

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Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana

Governance

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

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Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people

Sustainability

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

Why you might find our newsletter useful
Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people