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Korruption
Tribalism

Tribalism hides the gap between rich and poor

Kenya’s underlying class struggle needs to be addressed

Identity politics

Why Kenya’s president has fallen out with his deputy

Kenya is stuck in tribalism, and calls for national unity are all too often manipulative

Rural health care

Medicines and supplies are difficult to find in rural Malawi

Rural Malawians are poorly served by clinics lacking medicines and expertise

Sustainable Development Goals

Missing the target

The UN is allocating fresh funds to small firms to help Malawi meet SDG goals

Malawi

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

Afghanistan

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

Keeping the peace

Policing from a female perspective

Women are starting to take leadership posts in Burundi’s police and military

Blog

Democracy versus kleptocracy

If western governments want to promote democracy, a good place to start would be to fight illicit financial flows

Pandemic response

Covid-19 as a chance to re-imagine public finance in Africa

To respond to a pandemic, sub-Saharan governments need more fiscal space

Informal settlements

Living on the edge

Residents of Malawi’s slums face dire conditions with little hope of improvement

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Sustainability

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