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In brief
Market power
Lucien Silga

Public-private cooperation in the agricultural sector

Multinational seed companies are working with the government hand in hand

IPCC Special Report
Floreana Miesen

Sounding the alarm

IPCC report paints a bleak picture of the state of the world’s oceans

Infrastructure
Shenggen Fan
Ousmane Badiane

Policy recommendations

Rural revitalisation is essential for transforming rural areas, not only in Africa

Poverty
Katie Cashman

Urban food insecurity

Urban hunger is an under-rated problem, for example in Nairobi

Diaspora
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“We are the host society”

Diasporans want to be appreciated by politicians because they are hugely important for the development of their countries of origin

Religion
D+C / E+Z

Opposition leaders set free

First achievements evident in national dialogue promoted by faith leaders in Cameroon

Tanzania
Lawrence Kilimwiko

Praising the social market economy

Faith leaders in Tanzania do not want to see economy leaving anyone behind

Aid Effectiveness
Piet Kleffmann

TruBudget and the Paris ­Declaration

In the field of Aid Effectiveness there is still much to do

Anti-Semitism
Benjamin Balthaser

Loving Israel and hating Jews

The anti-Semitism of Trump and Netanyahu

Muslims
D+C / E+Z

Islam’s age-old schism

The division of Islam dates back to the days of Prophet Mohammed

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Poverty Reduction

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
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”

Gender Equality

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya

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