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Economic policy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Interrelated challenges

African policymakers must consider several cross-cutting trends

Labour market
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Masses of young people, too few jobs

How governance matters for creating full employment in Africa

Demographic dividend
Samir Abi

Demographic change as a driver of economic growth

Will Africa really profit from a demographic dividend?

Population growth
Samir Abi

Global challenge

Africa needs 450 million new jobs to benefit from the demographic dividend

Business incubation
Ely Manel Faye

Building digital nations

Tech hubs are proliferating all over the world, but face particular challenges in Africa

Staff and infrastructure
Martin Rohacek

Emergency care in rural Tanzania

Emergency care in rural Africa can be delivered even with limited resources

Trade and migration
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Fighting the causes of flight

SWP report examines the links between trade policy and migration

SMEs

Innovative drivers of sustainable development

The Up-Scaling programme of DEG, the German development finance institution

Private-sector development
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The right balance”

Innovative start-ups make a difference in Africa, but on their own they cannot generate enough jobs

Rural youth
Claudia Knobloch
Christian Pirzer

Clearing the jobs hurdle

What helps Africa’s growing, youthful population find productive jobs in rural areas

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders