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Agribusiness
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Where gardens contribute to families' vital resources

A home-grown farming sector is taking root in Zambia’s mining regions

Motorcycles
Raphael Mweninguwe

Collision course on Malawi's roads

A rising death toll from motorcycle accidents has prompted tighter rules

Business support
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“There is no shortage of ideas, just a shortage of money”

With WIDU.africa, micro-enterprises can receive funding from the diaspora and public grants

Public finance
Dereje Alemayehu
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In the driver’s seat

African governments must make economies more productive, gear them to sustainability and ensure their own financial viability

Domestic workers
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

On the home front

Domestic workers in Chile fight for better working conditions and more respect

Informal sector
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Devastated businesses

Zambia’s informal sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

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

Rising infection numbers
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Gloomy outlook

Kenya is struggling to cope with the Covid-19 challenges

Hard-hit country
Jonathan Menge

Resilience tested once again

Nepal's government may need to reconsider its development strategy due to Covid-19 crisis

Marginalised communities
Thuany Rodrigues

Spreading dangerously

Covid-19 strikes hard in Rio de Janeiro's many informal settlements

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Poverty Reduction

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

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”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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