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Sub-Saharan Africa

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, at a meeting in February in Ethiopia.

Africa-Europe partnership

Building bridges

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by Bernd Bornhorst

Domestic violence

Taking cover

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by Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Sex education

Keeping girls in school

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by Mireille Kanyange

Informal sector

Devastated businesses

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by Derrick Silimina

Mobile phones

Ringing up sales

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by Derrick Silimina

Environment

Running dry

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by Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo
The military under Colonel Assimi Goita (centre) has taken over the government in Mali.

Change of power in Mali

Civil society sees political awakening

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by Grit Lenz
President Emmerson Mnangagwa observes Covid-19 rules – but also uses them for less than benevolent purposes.

Governance

Suppressing dissenters during lockdown

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by Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo
Informal businesses are common in Kenya: knife sharpening service in Nairobi.

Dysfunctional policy

Under-performing ODA darling

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by Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
by Julia Schnatz
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