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Sub-Sahara Africa

Women’s empowerment

New 21/10/2021 – by Bimbola Oyesola

Double burden of household work and earning money

As in many developing countries, masses of women are slaving away in Nigeria’s informal sector

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War crimes

New 19/10/2021 – by Dirk Bathe

Children at arms

Short- and long-term measures are needed to stop the use of child soldiers

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Solar power

New 18/10/2021 – by Farai Shawn Matiashe

Water for a parched land

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe

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Ocean life

New 15/10/2021 – by Wanjohi Kabukuru

“Blue economy” is more than a catch word

Humanity depends on maritime resources and must exploit them sustainably

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Pensions

New 11/10/2021 – by Jeffrey Moyo

Poverty in old age

Zimbabwe’s senior citizens face lives of grinding poverty

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State building

New 10/10/2021 – by Henning Melber

How to make African statehood more successful

Citizenship and social protection are mutually reinforcing

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Female genital mutilation

New 08/10/2021 – by Mariame Racine Sow, Sabine Balk

“Violence is related to a variety of social conditions”

The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation

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Child brides

New 04/10/2021 – by Raphael Mweninguwe

The scourge of early marriage

Poverty and cultural traditions push young girls into marriage in Malawi

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Gender justice

New 03/10/2021 – by Jennifer Uchendu

For the climate’s sake, empower African women

Global heating affects poor women in developing countries particularly hard

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Child labour

27/09/2021 – by Karim Okanla

Facing an uncertain future

Benin’s children face systematic exploitation as low-paid labourers

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Trafficking

26/09/2021 – by Mireille Kanyange

Pressed into service

Human traffickers in Burundi find ways to get around child-protection laws

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