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Poaching

Elephants and Spider Net

Tanzania wants to curb poaching of wild animals

Economy
Alie Yunus Kallay

Billion-dollar damages

Illegal fishing by foreign vessels damages the West African fishing industry

Police
Raphael Mweninguwe

Corruption has become the norm

Corrupt police is a great problem in Malawi

Pastoralism
Grace Atuhaire

The Tanzanian Maasai entering industrial age

Maasai pastoralists in Tanzania are opting for milk processing as a way to generate income

Labour
Gibson Masumbu
Martin Ostermeier

Job quality matters

Zambia’s bumpy road to decent work for all

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Nowadays

Regulating traditions

Kilasa Mtambalike: Traditional healers are popular in Tanzania, but supposed to register before practicing

Review essay
Ingo Melchers
Heike Hoeffler
Ellen Funch

Nuanced assessment

Relevant publications on commercial agriculture

Public Health
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“People shouldn’t go bankrupt when they fall ill”

Developing countries need universal health coverage, and they need support to achieve that goal

Cross-border migration
Samir Abi

International solidarity

The role of international migrants in the fight against poverty needs to be taken into account

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving

Sustainability

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

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood
How GIZ gets young people moving