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Governance

Taking stock of south-south cooperation

International community must rise to global challenges together

Peacebuilding

A historic first

Local communities’ land rights were recently enshrined in law in Liberia

Burundi

Overpopulated prisons

More than half of those detained in Burundi’s prisons are on remand

KfW

18 million fewer car journeys

New rail-based systems in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia will lead to at least 18 million fewer car journeys a year

Law

Sharing property after divorce

Ghana is slowly changing the rules of how to share assets after a divorce

Media

Brave professionals

By hounding the Rappler website, President Duterte of the Philippines is intimidating journalists in general

Human rights

Limited freedom of expression

Media is increasingly under pressure all over the world

Journalism

Why some reporting is skewed

“Media capture” means that news coverage becomes biased even though it may still seem independent

Transparency

Fighting corruption in Africa

Despite big plans to fight corruption, bribes are still common in most African countries

Kenya

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

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Sustainability

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