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Ronald Meinardus

Islamist, not airforce officer

After winning Egypt’s presidential elections, Mohammed Mursi faces huge challenges

Comment
Mohamed Gueye

West African opportunity

It's time to unpeg CFA Franc from Euro, argues Senegales journalist

Evaluation
Jim Rugh

“Hammer in search of nails”

Narrowly defined evaluation methods are like “hammer in search of nails”

Comment
Nora Sausmikat

A tale of two cities

China’s regime is nervous ahead of leadership change

Interview
Peter Eigen

“A lot to be done”

The agenda of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative remains daunting

Comment
Olayinka Oyegbile

More serious worries

ECOWAS has not come to grips with Mali's crisis – nor has the international community

Online petition

Right to critical thought

It makes sense to use controversial political cartoons in school books

February, March, April and May edition

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Comment
Michael Windfuhr

A major success

Steps in the right direction: UN principles designed to prevent land grabbing

Press clippings

Upheaval in Mali

Op-ed views concerning Mali’s crisis

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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.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
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

Sustainability

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
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