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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

James Shikwati

james@irenkenya.com

Inter Region Economic Network (IREN Kenya)

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in 2023 as the founder-director of the Inter Region Economic Network, a Kenyan think tank.
Twitter: @shikwatiJames  

All articles of James Shikwati

German policymaking
James Shikwati

The BMZ seems stuck in a European mindset

Africa strategy of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development does not answer Africans’ questions

African perspectives
James Shikwati

Triple challenge

In view of triple Covid-19 challenge, African countries must rely on domestic capabilities

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Poverty Reduction

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

Environmental destruction exacerbates health needs
Health education for communities in Nepal
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How family planning sometimes depends on church or mosque
At current trends, water SDG will not be achieved

Gender Equality

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

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The fate of a girl from Zimbabwe
In Malawi, women are still not allowed to fish
How family planning sometimes depends on church or mosque
Adapting to fast-changing German society in the 1960s

Governance

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

Environmental destruction exacerbates health needs
Too many inconsistencies in western policy
More must happen
Underpaid and overworked health workers in Nigeria
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Sustainability

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

Environmental destruction exacerbates health needs
Too many inconsistencies in western policy
More must happen
Underpaid and overworked health workers in Nigeria
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