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Sub-Saharan Africa

Peace building

Transitional justice and post-conflict recovery

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Begging in Freetown.

Lack of social safety net

From valuable to vulnerable

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by Fidelis Adele
In rural areas, justice is administered according to tradition: a village chief in Cameroon.

Legal and judicial systems

Lawyers for the poor

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by Lothar Jahn
By the end of 2012, about 30 % of South Africans were dependent on some kind of social grant: old man in Langa township, Cape Town.

Social protection

The South African social contract

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by Henning Melber
In Namibia, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer: view on Swakopmund, a popular holiday destination for rich Namibians.

Social protection

Rich region, poor people

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by Henning Melber
Self-employed people in the informal sector normally cannot save much money for hard times: street vendor in Kano.

Social infrastructure

No rest in retirement

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by Damilola Oyedele

Fundamentalist violence

Disowned by faith leaders

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by Agnes Abuom
The revenue service has gained more bite: tax officers at work.

Budget support

Tax-induced independence

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by Monika Hellstern
Hopes for change have been dashed: Morgan Tsvangirai did not become president.

Zimbabwe

Back to square one

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by Mufudzi Moyo
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