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Healer procuring supplies for traditional medicinal use at a local market in the Nigerian city of Akure in August 2019.

Traditional medicine

Why many Africans must rely on informal health care

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by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Farmer hit by drought in Mali.

Multiple crisis

ECOWAS adopts climate strategy

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by Karim Okanla

Fight for survival

Underage “okada” riders in Ghana

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by Bright Boateng
Ovaherero gathering at a chieftain’s grave in the Namibian city of Okahandja.

Germany and Namibia

Hurdles on reconciliation between Germany and the Ovaherero

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by Henning Melber
Secondhand clothes dealer in Nairobi, Kenya.

Secondhand clothes

Trade in secondhand clothes: the benefits outweigh the costs

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by Thomas Ahlmann
Women are unequal to men in many places.

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt

Kenya

Poor Kenyans complain about rising public debt

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by Jacob Opara
Street stall in South Sudan.

Economy

Bringing businesses out of the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
Herder in Niger.

Sahel region

Innocent suffering in the Sahel region

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by Paolo Cernuschi
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