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Corruption
Kilasa Mtambalike

Nobody is above the law

Politicians in Tanzania often think that laws don’t apply to them

Economy
Ibrahim Orèd'Ola Falola

Fuel smuggling

Smuggling fuel from Nigeria is a frequent crime in Togo

Infrastructure
Humphrey Nkonde

Flying high

Zambia is planning to modernise its airports

Sports
Parach Mach

Football for peace

In war-ravaged South Sudan, football helps to promote peace

Social media
Maxwell Suuk

Internet birthday cakes

In the age of social media, families in Ghana visit each other less often

Food production
Ali Shaaban Juma

Branded spices

Zanzibar promotes locally grown, organic cloves for the world market

Corruption
Raphael Mweninguwe

Investigation into maize scandal

Corruption linked to food shortage in Malawi

Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Dramatic threat to maize harvest

A new pest is destroying maize fields in Southern Africa

Infrastructure
Parach Mach

No access to clean water

Clean drinking water is hard to get in South Sudan

Literature
Munukayumbwa Mwiya

Finding a nation’s voice

Fiction written by Namibian authors is still a rarity

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Poverty Reduction

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

Natural skin products redefine Kenya’s quest for beauty
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading

Gender Equality

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

“If you refuse, he threatens to cut your pay”
Natural skin products redefine Kenya’s quest for beauty
Why men must support feminist activism
Overview culture special
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence

Governance

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

“If you refuse, he threatens to cut your pay”
European democracies under attack from North America
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

Sustainability

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

“If you refuse, he threatens to cut your pay”
European democracies under attack from North America
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