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Sub-Saharan Africa

In the Tafara settlement in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, residents are working to improve their living conditions.

Informal settlements

How marginalised urban communities in Africa are driving innovation

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by Teurai Anna Nyamangara
Tuk-tuk delivery fleet of a South African grocery store.

Mobility

How delivery services are reshaping cities

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by Marcela Guerrero Casas
by Dustin Kramer

Youth employment

Two Chinese wheels and a steady income for young Zambians

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by Derrick Silimina
Scene from the music video for “Maandamano” by Bien and Breeder LW.

Music

Dancing under tear gas

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Waste management

How plastic pollution threatens life around Lake Tanganyika

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by Mireille Kanyange

Youth employment

Cafés become hubs of hope for a jobless youth in Somalia

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by Bahja Ahmed
A traditional jumping dance is part of the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage that is still practised today.

Gender studies

Evolving masculinities

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by Stephen Mutie

Empowerment

How small savings spark big change for women in Kenya

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by Jacob Opara
Small-scale miners at a riverbed on the outskirts of Harare.

Mining

How Zimbabwe’s gold rush is poisoning water

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by Tsitsi Bhobo
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