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West Africa
Floreana Miesen

Blood diamonds

Blood diamonds fuelled Sierra Leone's civil war

Press clippings

Upheaval in Mali

Op-ed views concerning Mali’s crisis

West Africa
Karim Okanla

Competitive professionals

A private-sector university in Benin offers American-style education

Security
Caroline Triml

Gaddafi’s toxic legacy

Gaddafi's fatal heritage for Libya and his neighbours,

Comment
Nfamara Jawneh

Gambia calls for help

West African drought: Gambia calls for help

Urban infrastructure
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Urban headaches

Lagos – a city of dreams and nightmares

Reform
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Slow but sustainable

Slow but steady reform of Mali’s cotton sector

Comment
Mohamed Gueye

Tense times

Presidential elections: tense times in Senegal

Agriculture
Ewald Quaye Garr

“We all win”

A Ghanaian agro-buisness blazes a promising trail

Niger
Yahouza Sadissou

Africa’s new oil exporting nation

Niger is Africa's new oil exporting nation

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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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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.

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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

Governance

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

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The climate crisis is exacerbating hardship in conflict areas
The Biafra legacy
Extremist temptation
Preparing for Ebola

Sustainability

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

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The climate crisis is exacerbating hardship in conflict areas
The Biafra legacy
Extremist temptation
Preparing for Ebola