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Development and cooperation

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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Sub-Saharan Africa
Global warming
Cynthia Brenda Awuor
Andrew Ochieng Adwera

“Very limited human resources”

Mombasa is a telling example of what climate change holds in store for coastal towns

Public-sector reform
Andreas Foerster

Donors must be patient

Harmonised donors need patience concerning public-sector reform in Zambia

Comment
Jennifer Dube

Mission impossible

Hardly reason to celebrate: one year of awkward power sharing in Zimbabwe

Elections
Susanne Giese

Democracy prevails in Ghana

The reasons for Ghana’s success at holding democratic elections

Television
Roland Hohberg

“Young people’s critical perspective”

Voicing youth concerns on Mozambique’s TV

Regional integration
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Out of touch

Slow progress on regional integration in Africa

Slow-motion modernisation
Winfried Borowczak
Friedrich Kaufmann

Encourage entrepreneurs

Enduring rent-seeking mentality stifles entrepreneurship in Mozambique

Digital divide
Claudia Isabel Rittel

A new era dawns on Africa’s east coast

Faster internet access in eastern Africa

Renewable energy
Ernst Rauch

Saharan sun to power Europe

Desertec plans to generate power from Sahara sun

Intergovernmental cooperation
Peter Pieck

West Africa sets an example

International Management of the River Niger

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Local mobile app challenging international competitor

Gender Equality

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

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
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Governance

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism

Sustainability

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

When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves
Misguided fight against antisemitism