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In brief
Summer Special
Anke Schwarzer

Tribute to a murdered king

Hamburg MARKK exhibition spotlights the German colonial period in Cameroon

Summer Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Healthy soil, healthy climate

Documentary presents a vision of farmers for a different, climate-friendly form of agriculture

Skills training
Rishikesh Thapa

Skills are needed to grasp digital opportunities

Digital tools can boost productivity in the informal sector, argues GIZ

Summer Special
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The last colony

The documentary “Another Paradise” accompanies Chagossians’ fight to reclaim their stolen islands

Press freedom
Arjuna Ranawana

Sri Lankan journalists working in fear

Rajapaksa brothers’ long history of suppressing free speech through attacks and intimidation

Summer Special
Aviva Freudmann

Witch-hunting, then and now

The documentary “The Letter” shows how witch-hunting still haunts modern-day Kenya

EU
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Equality, inclusion and ­participation for Roma and Sinti

EU tries to counteract antiziganism

Summer Special
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Fleeing civil war

Young author describes a couple’s traumatic flight from Aleppo

Climate crisis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Germany’s path to net-zero emissions

How the next Federal Government must make Germany environmentally sustainable

Personal prospects
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

The big issue in Africa’s most populous country is worsening poverty

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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.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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