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Colonial past
Salua Nour

A bandage on a tumour

Not much reason to celebrate: 50 years of independence in Africa

Indeces
Emily Calaminus

Broadening the perspective

Pitfalls of using indicators to measure democracy

Mass media
Eleonore von Bothmer

“More depth”

Why citizen journalists make an important difference

Statistics
Sebastian Muah

“The state of our nation”

The differences made by Liberia's first census in 24 years

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Civilised military doctrine

US military is more geared to civilian goals in Afghanistan than is generally assumed

Networks
Brigitte Villaronga

Competent for the future

InWEnt helps to establish social networks in Latinamerica

Comment
Helmut Danner

Balance of Power

Delicately balanced power in Keny’s awkward coalition

Comment
Ridwanul Hoque

A lot still to be done

One year of unprecedented power by democratic mandate in Bangladesh

Comment
Jennifer Dube

Mission impossible

Hardly reason to celebrate: one year of awkward power sharing in Zimbabwe

Elections
Susanne Giese

Democracy prevails in Ghana

The reasons for Ghana’s success at holding democratic elections

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

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.

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
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

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
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving