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Sub-Saharan Africa
Rural development

Ineffective subsidies

Malawi’s subsidies for farms are only affordable with donor support, but that is not what is needed to boost agriculture long term

Financial sector

A development bank for Mozambique

Mozambique hopes to stimulate its economy with the help of a new government-owned development bank

Agriculture

Fire farming

Small farmers in southern Africa cannot make a living from their inefficient slash-and-burn agriculture

Sanitation

Access to better toilets

How to improve the sanitation situation in slum settlements

Liberia

Appointed by the president

Why elected local governments would be good for Liberia

Kenya

The new tier  of government

Kenya's new counties give people more say at the local level, but governance challenges persist

Nowadays

Escaping to unknown destination

A South Sudanese refugee's flight to Kenya

Interview

“We need advocates from the West”

A Kenyan faith leader explains why homophobia is not God's wish

In brief

Africa’s women farmers are disadvantaged

Why Africa’s women farmers produce less than their male counterparts

Men

A controversial issue

South African views on male circumcision diverge - tradition and health matter

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