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Seaports
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Building a better gateway

Tanzania aims to boost regional trade volumes with a major seaport upgrade

Social media
Moutaz Ali
Amel Sabri

When the music stops

A brief blackout of online communication channels caused a loss of trust

Backyard distilleries
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Covid-19 crisis boosts thriving trade in moonshine

As bars closed in lockdown, illicit home-made alcohol filled market in Zimbabwe

Social services
Dasmani Laary

Vulnerable and voiceless

Ghana’s deaf people face systematic discrimination from school age onwards

Entrepreneurship
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Plastic waste
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

A tidal wave of trash

A tide of plastic waste threatens Zimbabwe’s environment and key industries

Price surges
Thuany Rodrigues

Inflation’s unwelcome return

Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel

Solar power
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

Pensions
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Poverty in old age

Zimbabwe’s senior citizens face lives of grinding poverty

Child brides
Raphael Mweninguwe

The scourge of early marriage

Poverty and cultural traditions push young girls into marriage in Malawi

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

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

Why men are needed in feminist activism
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all

Governance

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Sustainability

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods