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Zivilgesellschaft
German ODA
Wolfram Klein

No progress without India

Cooperating with a strategic partner

Military engagement
Mohamed Gueye
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“If the French troops leave, Mali will collapse"

The French military intervenes in many former colonies

Linguistics
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

European languages are dominant in Africa

Divisive and unifying: English or French as an official language

Accounting for history
Kehinde Andrews
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“We’re looking at really big numbers”

British scholar says western prosperity was built on slavery, so reparations should be paid

Colonial legacy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

CARICOM demands reparations

The basis of the debate for reparations is the “CARICOM Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice”

Governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Democracy is better

Why dictatorship is less efficient than apologists want us to think

UN 2030 Agenda
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Data look harder than they are

The Gates Foundation’s new report series in support of SDGs needs to become more detailed

Social entrepreneurship
Bettina Meier

Companies financing foundation

Togolese company processes organic pineapples that French importers do not want

Social entrepreneurship
Bettina Meier

A balancing act

NGOs are founding companies in order to fund themselves with profits

Labour relations
Franziska Korn

One law for all

Bangladesh’s labour legislation has improved, but more needs to happen

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts