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Financial inclusion
Jen Braswell
Aviva Freudmann

Investing in women

Investing in female-focused businesses yields big dividends for all concerned

Nigeria’s ICT market place
Johannes Paha
Lydia Wolter

Success due to combination of factors

West Africa’s major ICT marketplace in Lagos is set to relocate

Energy
Farai Shawn Matiashe

Why biogas is good for the environment

Zimbabwe is jump-starting rural biogas production with a new low-cost technology

Arab region
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Black people are discriminated against in the MENA region

People with dark skin are discriminated against in Arab countries

Aid effectiveness
Jochen Kluve
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Digital tools serve evaluation purposes

Head of KfW evaluation department elaborates goals, methods and accuracy of his work

Gaming industry
Eyram Tawia
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

The opportunity is right now

A game-design pioneer in Ghana tells about the challenges and constraints of his work

Cyberspace
Charles Martin-Shields

Defining the new digital world order

The US and China are locked in a battle for dominance in cyberspace

Diversity
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why racist attitudes lead to neglection of common good

Systemic racism hurts the USA’s white majority, as a new book shows

Online media
Arjuna Ranawana

How Sri Lanka keeps the press muzzled

Sri Lanka’s independent online news outlets face an uphill battle to be heard

Sinti and Roma
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Sinti and Roma demand equality and participation

Racism and antiziganism are deeply rooted in European societies

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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