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Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hundreds of people have been killed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Mine clearance services, such as those provided by the teams of civil society organisation The HALO Trust, remove explosive remnants from the earth.

Conflicts

More landmine casualties, less humanitarian aid

As more and more people worldwide are being killed by industrially produced landmines, international funding for mine clearance operations faces an uncertain future.

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by Kim Berg

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Events like the annual Lagos Women Run help raise awareness of diseases such as cancer.

Health

Communicating about non-communicable diseases

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by Chinedu Moghalu
War forced Altuma and her nine children to flee their home in Khartoum, displacing them multiple times. Now in the city of Gedaref, they face the challenge of living in temporary housing with limited protection from weather conditions.

Famine

A preventable disaster

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by Eatizaz Yousif
by Corina Pfitzner
Fouzia carries a load on her head.

Informal sector

“If you don’t carry the load, someone else will, so I’m just happy to get work”

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by Dasmani Laary

Fossil fuels

Climate action and human-rights concerns fuel Uganda’s oil pipeline debate

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by Sheillah Abaho
Lucy at her stall.

Informal sector

“Normally I don't really take a break”

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Disinformation and fake news are rampant online, and digital media literacy is more important than ever.

Technology and ethics

“Data literacy is about building informed, active citizens”

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by Irene Mwendwa
by Milena Kaplan 
Satellite image from Planet Labs taken on 25 March in the Nasir district of Upper Nile State, South Sudan. It shows where airstrikes by government forces have destroyed civilian infrastructure.

South Sudan

Renewed conflict is jeopardising South Sudan’s peace process

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by Parach Mach
Our image is taken from one of Africa Check’s guides: “Africa Check’s guide to zombie claims: how to spot false information that just won’t die.”

Fact checking

Combating fake news

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
A school class in Kakuma: most classrooms in the camp are tiny.

Informal sector

“Most of us feel that teaching is our calling”

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by Alba Nakuwa
Restaurant jobs are sought after among African migrants: a waiter at a café in Dubai.

Labour migration

What it’s like to move from Africa to the Gulf States for work

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by Alba Nakuwa
by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno