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Sub-Saharan Africa
SIDS

Mauritian minister warns: “It is a matter of life and death”

Small island developing states are hardly responsible for climate change but most affected

Reintegration

New homes for orphaned children

Zambia supports integrating orphaned or abandoned children into family settings

Media literacy

Limit spread of fake news, starting in schools

Knowing what news sources are reliable – and why – is a key component of media literacy

Keeping the peace

Policing from a female perspective

Women are starting to take leadership posts in Burundi’s police and military

Education

Keeping girls in school

Mother groups’ in Malawi’s schools help to prevent girls from dropping out

Remote schooling

New useful tool for remote learning

A WhatsApp bot is supporting remote learning in Zimbabwe – it was co-developed by a student

Pandemic response

Covid-19 as a chance to re-imagine public finance in Africa

To respond to a pandemic, sub-Saharan governments need more fiscal space

Refugee camps

Protecting life and limb

Refugees in Kakuma and other camps face daily threats to their personal safety

Blog

How to erode people’s trust during a pandemic

A second East-African president has suddenly died, and rumours abound about Covid-19 being the cause

Drought

Zimbabwe’s disappearing cows

Zimbabwe’s once-robust cattle herd is falling victim to drought and disease

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