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Derrick Silimina

Derrick Silimina

derricksilimina@gmail.com

is a freelance journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia. He focuses on Zambian agriculture and sustainability issues.

All articles of Derrick Silimina

Learning Chinese
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

The Mandarin road to success

Learning to speak Chinese opens a wide range of job opportunities in Zambia

Zambia
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Think local, buy local

In difficult economic times, Zambia encourages consumers to buy local goods

Reintegration
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

New homes for orphaned children

Zambia supports integrating orphaned or abandoned children into family settings

Financial inclusion
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Taking it to the bank

Zambia has set itself a goal of universal access to financial services

Cobalt mining
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Battery-powered growth

Zambia is looking to boost production of cobalt for use in electric vehicles

Fish farms
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Catch of the day

Zambia aims to boost its fish stocks by encouraging commercial fish farming

Health
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Medical myths may be deadly – in Zambia, for instance

Zambia’s rise in dead-on-arrival cases may result from misconceptions about Covid-19

Cassava
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

The little tuber that could

Industrial users of cassava are opening new vistas for Zambia’s farmers

Tourism
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Travelling close to home

Zambia’s travel industry is pinning its hopes on building up domestic tourism

Agribusiness
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Where gardens contribute to families' vital resources

A home-grown farming sector is taking root in Zambia’s mining regions

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Behind schedule

Poverty Reduction

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

BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP

Gender Equality

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

Defending the progress made
Pakistan’s politically assertive women
Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries

Governance

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

From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women

Sustainability

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

From colonial division to bloody conflict
BRICS-members are not coordinating their West-Africa strategies
Defending the progress made
To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women