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Governance
Mobile phones
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Ringing up sales

Little-known Chinese brands are taking over the smartphone market in Zambia

Civil wars
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Children in terrorist organisations

Book analyses how terrorist organisations recruit children for their cause

Syria
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Difficult reconstruction

Reconstruction in Syria - challenges and possible courses of action

Environment
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Running dry

Zimbabwe’s drought drags on, causing severe hardships across the population and with no end in sight

Change of power in Mali
Grit Lenz

Civil society sees political awakening

Mali’s military takeover creates opportunities to meet the needs of the people

Governance
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Suppressing dissenters during lockdown

Western embassies urge Zimbabwe’s government not to use Covid-19 as a cover for breaching human rights

Dysfunctional policy
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Julia Schnatz

Under-performing ODA darling

Despite under-performing governance, Kenya is still a donor darling

Official development assistance
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Julia Schnatz

Why taxation matters

Conventional ODA has often proved counterproductive, but there are alternative approaches

Solar energy
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Power from the sun

Zambia increasingly is relying on solar power and developing a related industry

Climate action
Katie Cashman
Waldo Soto Bruna
Luis Cisternas

Covid-19 and the climate crisis are linked

Handled in a good way, crises can help to improve humankind’s resilience

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Poverty Reduction

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president

Gender Equality

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

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities