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Comment
Salua Nour

An unusual alliance

Why Egyptians trust their country’s army

Interview
Ralf Melzer

“Strong leanings towards Europe”

Tunisia is making progress on the road to democracy

Press clippings

Arab world in turmoil

Press clippings: Arab world in turmoil

Comment
Ronald Meinardus

Democratic uprising

Europe must support democratic uprising in the Arab world

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“A new sense of purpose”

An eyewitness report of revolution on Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Joseph Miller

Open secrets

Arab countries’ secret police forces have a reputation for torture and arbitrary arrests

Electric power
Mike Enskat
Hedrik Meller

Difficult switches

Difficult switches: African deserts could generate electric power for Europe

Protests in the Arab World
Martina Sabra

Holiday paradise and police state

Why Ben Ali fell and the West is not in favour in Tunisia

Unrest in Egypt
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Role model Erdogan

Turkey under Erdogan could serve as an example to Arab countries – but Europe failed to embrace him

Middle East
Anna Marquardt
Aharon Weiß

Water wise girls

Raising water awareness in a Jordanian School

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Local mobile app challenging international competitor

Gender Equality

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

Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

Governance

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

Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves

Sustainability

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

Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime
Counting the number of people
Battles over selves