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Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi

Overpopulated prisons

More than half of those detained in Burundi’s prisons are on remand

Law

Sharing property after divorce

Ghana is slowly changing the rules of how to share assets after a divorce

KfW

Climb aboard!

KfW supports South African municipalities in building of cycle paths and footpaths

Transparency

Fighting corruption in Africa

Despite big plans to fight corruption, bribes are still common in most African countries

Kenya

Sex for fish

Poverty and desperation lead women in fishing communities in Kenya to trade sex for goods

Governance

Election drama

In Kenya, the fight for a clean and transparent election system continues

Assertive judges

Long road to independence

Kenya has made progress towards the judicial independence the new constitution promises

Epidemics

Health care by donations

Zimbabwe’s government asks citizen to donate money in order to combat cholera

Development Investment Fund

Linking policies on development and trade

Private-sector involvement is vital for Africa’s world-market integration

Alcoholism

Drowning the unemployment worries

In the context of high unemployment and a bleak future, drug and alcohol abuse is spreading in Zimbabwe

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