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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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Factory worker employed in copra production in Quelimane, Mozambique. Copra is dried coconut flesh that is used to make coconut oil.

Labour market

Why small-business owners find formalisation unattractive

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by Friedrich Kaufmann
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Twiga is a mid-sized Kenyan company that is creating many jobs by using smart technology in the supply chain for Nairobi’s retail businesses.

Our view

Enterprising people with great ideas

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by Hans Dembowski

Culture clash

Grave diggers burden bereaved families

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Young slum dweller in the Manila agglomeration.

Technology

No level playing field

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by Hans Dembowski
Protest march against xenophobia in Johannesburg, South Africa in March 2017.

South Africa

Foreign workers built prosperity

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by Dagmar Wolf

Environment

Tribal leaders disagree on copper mine

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by Derrick Silimina
Container ship docked in Cotonou.

Port of Cotonou

Competitive squall at the pier

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by Karim Okanla
A train approaching Maai Mahiu station on the way to Naivasha.

Infrastructure

Railway to nowhere

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Nairobi’s new freight terminus.

Development finance

Massive Chinese lending

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Cavies are sold for food at a market in Ecuador.

Livestock

Guinea pigs for Africa

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by Frank Odenthal