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Gender equality

How a transgender tobacco farmer in Zimbabwe is fighting for dignity

In a country where queer people face exclusion, formal agriculture offers rare stability. Yet significant risks remain.

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu

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Fight for survival

Underage “okada” riders in Ghana

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by Bright Boateng
Secondhand clothes dealer in Nairobi, Kenya.

Secondhand clothes

Trade in secondhand clothes: the benefits outweigh the costs

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by Thomas Ahlmann
Women are unequal to men in many places.

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt

Kenya

Poor Kenyans complain about rising public debt

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by Jacob Opara
Street stall in South Sudan.

Economy

Bringing businesses out of the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
Harvesting shea nuts in Okere City.

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

Witchcraft

Dangerous superstition

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by Karim Okanla
Small retail business in Abidjan.

Africa

Informal markets in Africa under pressure

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by Irit Ittner

Work

Female bus conductors on the rise

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by Kilasa Mtambalike
A herder looks after his camels in Kenya, 2021.

Drought

Travelling far to keep herds alive

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by Christoph Schneider-Yattara