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

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Trade

Moving away from simple commodity exports

An Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU offers Mozambique opportunities, but the country must grasp them

EU Council presidency

Investing in the future

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants the EU to adopt a new Africa policy

Marginalisation

Living on the land – but not owning it

Zimbabwe’s women face resistance to exercising their rights to own land

Underutilised crop species

Bitter melon and spiderplant

The examples of the bitter melon and spiderplant show how valuable neglected edible plants are

KfW

A pioneer in challenging markets

Carpenters, painters, architects and even young people with no formal education learn drywall construction at the Knauf training centre in Ghana

Neglected and underutilised species

Important for a sustainable diet

Malnutrition would decline if people ate a greater variety of plants

Social enterprises

Finding finance

Digital platforms can act as matchmakers for social entrepreneurs and investors

Our view

More than the sum of its parts

The European Union has global relevance

Brexit

English populism and Scottish nationalism

What if Scottish nationalists lead their country back into the EU eventually?

Regional integration

Irish peace at risk

It is not obvious that Irish peace can survive the UK’s exit from the EU

Governance

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

Sustainability

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