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Land ownership
Henning Melber

How the first redistribution attempt failed

The policy proposed by Namibia’s first National Land Reform Conference in the early 1990s never took off

Idi Amin photo exhibition
Isabella Bauer

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin

Summer Special
Linda Engel

Descent into Hell

Tragic tale of a young Nigerian’s life wrecked by an ill-fated love affair

Summer Special
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Khalil – inside the mind of a terrorist

Yasmina Khadra’s latest novel gives insights into the thoughts and life of a terrorist

Summer Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Murder, sex and a special sibling relationship

Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel is a darkly comic tale of an attractive young man-murdering Nigerian woman and her sister

Informal sector
Lawrence Kilimwiko

Massive economic pain

Covid-19 has badly affected informal livelihoods in Tanzania, but the impacts on the entire economy are harsh

Summer Special
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The shattered soul of Mauritius

In his latest novel, J. M. G. Le Clézio searches once again for a lost paradise

Summer Special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Kolkata, New York, Venice

Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Gun island” deals with global heating and global migration

United Nations
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New approach to conflict prevention

Realignment of UN peace work and conflict prevention

REDD+
Johannes Berliner
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

No panacea

REDD+ money is reinvested in forest protection and sustainable land use

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Poverty Reduction

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

International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?
Overview culture special

Gender Equality

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

Overview culture special
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Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Governance

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

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Our editor-in-chief says goodbye

Sustainability

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

International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Our editor-in-chief says goodbye