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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sahel region

Innocent suffering in the Sahel region

Climate change is making food insecurity worse in Niger

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

A sustainable rural city creates employment opportunities for rural dwellers in Uganda

Witchcraft

Dangerous superstition

In Benin, faith-based entrepreneurs are misusing poor people’s situation

Africa

Informal farming in the city

In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, many farms face an uncertain future

Africa

Informal markets in Africa under pressure

In cities like Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, many people rely on informal work but the conditions of employment are precarious

Work

Female bus conductors on the rise

Tanzanian women are defying the gender stereotype and working as bus conductors

Amitruck

Uber for trucks

Amitruck works like Uber for trucks and is a promising young company in Kenya

Financing

“We consider impact with every investment”

A finance executive explains what new African businesses need and how he advises them and assists with financing

Drought

Travelling far to keep herds alive

Why drought exacerbates tensions between herders and farmers in East Africa

Drought

Linking humanitarian relief to development and peacebuilding

Lessons to learn from the Horn of Africa’s third consecutive year of drought

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