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Sub-Saharan Africa
Health

Specialised treatment for poor patients

A new hospital in Malawi will offer help to victims of traffic accidents

Inadequate financial oversight

Outraged by court hearings

A financial scandal is rocking Benin – and a former president’s name is mentioned often in its context

Environment

Forests need protection

Even sacred forests in Benin are being cut down for firewood

Urban development

The need for holistic action

Freetown’s landslide disaster of 2017 showed that urban planning must reduce environmental risks

Planned parenthood

Contraceptives for minors

Civil-society organisations in Zambia are trying to prevent unwanted pregnancies among schoolgirls

Aid

Limits of sovereignty

In view of China’s growing international engagement, we need a good definition of “south-south cooperation”

Unsustainable livelihoods

Savè chainsaw massacre

Deforestation is ravaging the environment of Savè, a small town in Benin

Internet

Fighting child pornography

In order to fight sexual abuse of children, internet users in Zambia can now report child sexual abuse imagery

Legislation

Promoting local ownership

Welthungerhilfe is taking an innovative approach on land rights, so partners in developing countries can find their own long-term solutions

Peacebuilding

A historic first

Local communities’ land rights were recently enshrined in law in Liberia

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