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Mobile reporting
Ochan Hannington

Opportunities of digital journalism

For East African journalists in exile, mobile reporting is low-cost and practical

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Freedom of speech in India

More than an academic issue

Identification technology
Damilola Oyedele

Permanent voter cards prevent election fraud

In Nigeria’s 2015 general elections democracy was strengthened thanks to digital data

Elections
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Building a democratic order

When elections cause more problems than they solve

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Don’t blame the west for everything

Ethnocentric illusions in Europe and North America

Myanmar
Ellen Thalman

“Suu Kyi must extend power”

Expectations run high as Myanmar’s first freely elected parliament convenes

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ugandan election blues

Ugandan election blues

Refugees
Theresa Krinninger

Reducing what makes people flee

Experts from the DIE think tank want conflict prevention and peacekeeping to be at the centre of development policies

Social media
Isaac Sagala

Keeping a check on politicians

Kenyans use social media to check governance

Burundi
Gesine Ames

A pan-regional crisis

Regional and international governments must put pressure on President Nkurunziza to solve Burundi’s troubles

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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