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The life-threatening tropical disease malaria is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.

Good News

Success in the fight against malaria

The good news this month is about the successful fight against malaria in various countries.

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by D+C / E+Z

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Women are unequal to men in many places.

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt

Kenya

Poor Kenyans complain about rising public debt

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by Jacob Opara
Street stall in South Sudan.

Economy

Bringing businesses out of the informal sector

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by Oliver Schmidt
Printing traditional Javanese textile patterns in a small-scale workshop.

Relevant reading

In promotion of small businesses, prioritise social capital

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by Iwan J. Azis
by Hans Dembowski
Street-side barbershop in Zimbabwe.

Our view

The nightmare of states that are too small

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by Hans Dembowski
Rural women in Kenya: fetching water can take a long time, and it may not be safe for drinking.

Gender relations

Domestic helpers are informally employed in many countries

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by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Drought in Kenya, March 2022.

Climate-risk insurance

Promising examples of climate-risk insurance schemes

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by Renate Bleich
by Dirk Reinhard
by Christian Barthelt
Insurances help to control financial damages: devastation caused by Typhoon Ray in the Philippines in late 2021.

Insurance

Managing climate risk with private insurance

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by Renate Bleich
by Dirk Reinhard
by Christian Barthelt
Harvesting shea nuts in Okere City.

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

Witchcraft

Dangerous superstition

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by Karim Okanla