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Korruption
Elections
Maxwell Suuk

Distorted choices

Many Ghanaians sell their votes to the politician who offers most

Endangered pluralism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Damaged democracy

Assessing the meaning of populism and how the phenomenon relates to technocratic governance

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Imagine Donald Trump’s name was Ali Ibrahim

Trump’s election victory is legally valid, but his legitimacy is challenged

SADC
Henning Melber

Nostalgia and empty promises

Populism is common in Southern Africa, where former liberation movements have become dominant political parties

Two presidents
Henning Melber

“Brothers from another mother”

Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have a lot in common

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In terms of governance, Trump will make USA flawed again

Under-developed understanding of corruption

Justice
Raphael Mweninguwe

Facing hell in prison

The conditions in Malawi’s prisons are atrocious

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Modi’s campaign against black money may backfire politically

Why India’s government made Indian banknotes worthless

Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Criminal South Sudanese elite

New report reveals war crimes of South Sudanese officials

Corruption
Maxwell Suuk

Reporting corrupt officials

Despite legal backup, Ghanaians are afraid to denounce corruption

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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