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Sub-Saharan Africa
Food security

Not the solution

Oxfam warns that huge private-public partnerships in agriculture may cause hunger

Nowadays

Ebola, the new enemy

In west African post-conflict countries, Ebola is the new killer

Pamoja Dance Group

Impressive performance

The Pamoja Dance Group in Kenya consists of dancers with and without disability – and moves its audience more than others

Inclusion

Something is happening

Togo sees progress in the struggle for the rights of people with disabilities

Private-sector development

Attracting investors

African economies have been doing well, but could – and should – do even better

Domestic violence

Miles apart, ­sisters in pain

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are found all over the world – Nigeria and India being prime examples

Nowadays

Refugee for a lifetime

Many long-term refugees have spent their entire life in refugee camps

Commodities

Escaping the resource curse

It is difficult, but not impossible to escape the resource curse

Human rights

The road to mass starvation

In South Sudan, many people are still internally displaced – the recent peace treaty is a sham

Education

A total disregard for girls

Damilola Oyedele: The abduction of schoolgirls is part of a generalised mistreatment of women in northern Nigeria

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