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Press freedom
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Hindutva trolls

In India, right-wing agitators are increasingly intimidating media workers online and offline

D+C/E+Z
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Reasons why you can trust us

How you can tell that what we publish is not fake news

Media education
Julia Odoj

Discerning media consumers

Youth in Namibia learn how to engage in media in an ethical and competent way

Global trade
Iwan J. Azis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“I do not know whether the WTO will survive”

Indonesian economist explains why unpredictable policymaking hurts global trade

Media
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu

Fighting for honesty and truth

Africa Check is helping the public to stay informed about the facts

Fake news
Benjamin Gaul

Think twice before sharing

The socially divisive force of disinformation spread on social media

Media training
Edward Ronald Sekyewa

Learning to cross-check facts

Media houses in Uganda are often unable to verify information

Right-wing authoritarianism
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

Powerful falsehoods

How Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, depends on online trolls

Business activity
Michael Konow

Surveys with potential

Meaningful business reporting can be introduced even with limited resources, as an example in Ghana shows

School feeding
Frank Bliss

A shared morning meal

School feeding helps pupils focus on their lessons in Cambodia

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
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

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
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

Governance

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”