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Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet

Clicktivism

Ghanaian feminists are using social media to change public discourse

Rule of law

Reports of torture

In Ghana, juvenile offenders are kept in prisons for adults which is against the law

Reproductive health

Making sanitary pads

In rural Malawi, non-governmental activists teach teenage girls to make sanitary pads

Homophobia

“I have no place in society”

Homophobia in Zimbabwe hurts the mental health of LGBTI people

Multilateral agenda

Unprecedented – but underfunded

The SDGs cannot be achieved unless that agenda is properly financed in low-income countries

Inheritance law

Widows fight for their rights

In Zimbabwe, widows are legally entitled to their late husband’s assets, but in-laws often contest the inheritance

South Africa

ANC gets away with minor dents

The ANC remains the strongest party in the parliamentary elections in South Africa, but must now deliver results

European migration policy

Risks and side-effects

The EU should not cooperate with shady governments on migration policy – it should support civil-society projects instead

Water

Less rain, less electricity, less food

Little rainfall in Zambia leads to power cuts and low maize production

Resilience

More than just a slogan?

After suffering catastrophic destruction from cyclones, Mozambique needs more than a simple restoration of the status quo

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