Sustainability

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

Unknown individuals cut down an ancient tree

Unknown individuals cut down a 300-year-old cola tree with a rich history and deep cultural significance in the town of Feyiase in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The incident caused widespread public outrage.

Simple solutions

Simple solutions

German development budget 2008

German development budget 2008

South Africa: No biofuel from maize

South Africa: No biofuel from maize

Corruption: Nigeria scraps deals with Siemens

Corruption: Nigeria scraps deals with Siemens

Sovereign wealth fund pulls back

Sovereign wealth fund pulls back

Pharmaceutical products

No progress

Pharmaceutical products: No progress

Interview

“Africa must push its values”

Interview with : “Africa must push its values”

Infrastructure and the poor

Getting things right

infrastructure and the poor: off-grid solutions as only sensible option

Mobile telephony

Telecom services for everyone

Infrastructure: universal access fonds for telecommunications

Migration

Immigration as opportunity

Migration: Immigration as opportunity