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Derrick Silimina

Derrick Silimina

derricksilimina@gmail.com

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer of 2022 as a freelance journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia. He focuses on Zambian agriculture and sustainability issues.

All articles of Derrick Silimina

Human rights
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Abolishing the death penalty

Fulfilling a pledge made while campaigning for office, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema abolished the nation’s death penalty on December 2022

Migration
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Human trafficking on the rise

Illegal immigrants face despicable conditions on their journeys and many end up dead or suffering life-threatening conditions in Zambia

Technological development
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Affordable internet access for all

In Zambia, internet access is still limited, but the Starlink company of US billionaire Elon Musk aims to improve the situation

Zambia
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

LGBTQI rights remain sensitive issue

A fashion event steers uproar in Zambia as religious moralists criticise the promotion of homosexuality and minority rights

Services
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Consumers appreciate new taxi apps in Zambia

IT is making mobility easier and cheaper in Africa, but there are downsides

Personal experiences
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
Rukamanee Maharjan

Covid-19 impacts worldwide

D+C/E+Z contributors from very different countries share their personal experiences on the Corona pandemic

Knowledge building
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Training local artisans to produce school furniture

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

Resources
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Zambia and DRC partnering in battery production

Zambia and the DRC hope to become massive producers and refiners of cobalt for electric vehicle batteries

Mobile money
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Fraudsters scam mobile phone users out of their

More and more people use mobile apps for digital payment – fraudsters take advantage of this

Nowadays
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Training tailors, cooks or service staff

Catholic nuns try to help young women in Zambia to escape poverty

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Poverty Reduction

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

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Gender Equality

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

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Women take on environmentally destructive ‘development’ projects
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Governance

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

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Sustainability

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

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