Sustainability

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

How to end hunger

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not a charitable programme for a few poor countries that we can afford to neglect in difficult times. They are the key to ensuring a liveable future on this planet, which, in a few decades, must feed 10 billion peop...

Governance

High-risk balancing act

President Joko Widodo wants the military to do more than protect Indonesia from external threats

Democratic governance

A mixed bag

ECOWAS is setting an example in terms of democratic governance, but challenges persist, according to Ghanaian scholar

Non-governmental organisations

Rising to a global health menace

NGO activism must drive whole-of-society response to non-communicable diseases

Letters to the editor

Issues that have contributed to African poverty

Readers respond to our D+C/E+Z print edition 2017/11-12

Climate change

Coal against blackouts

In order to manage its current energy crisis, Malawi turns to coal

France is leading the free world, but cannot fill void

Human Rights Watch assesses western countries internal struggle with populists and the global repercussions

SDGs

China’s efforts

China is keen on promoting sustainable development

Foreign policy

Paradigm shift in the EU

Instead of stabilising and transforming neighbouring countries, the EU’s foreign policy is now focusing on building resilience at home

Preventive action

Employers’ strategic advantage

A “call to action” urges employers in low- and middle-income countries to promote healthy lifestyles in the workplace

Tunisia’s young democracy deserves western support

Seven years after Arab spring, Tunisia’s socioeconomic situation remains bleak