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Sub-Saharan Africa

Fighters from the separatist group Front de libération de l’Azawad (FLA) in Kidal, northern Mali.

West Africa

The Sahel cannot find peace

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
Lebanon is the first country in the Middle East to abolish death penalty.

Good News

South Africa revokes exploration rights, Lebanon abolishes death penalty

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by D+C / E+Z
For Shamsa Araweelo, it’s not enough to tell her story as an FGM survivor in only general terms.

Women’s rights

A rose to break the silence: Shamsa Araweelo campaigns against FGM

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno
The success of Malawi’s women’s national football team encourages investment in grassroots programmes for girls.

Education

How Malawi’s football success is opening doors for girls

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by Benson Kunchezera
A khat seller in Somalia, Kenya’s largest export market for the plant.

Drug trade

How a drug lobby almost reopened a border

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by Joseph Maina
Drug abuse is particularly high in Zimbabwe’s urban centres, especially in the capital, Harare.

Rehabilitation

Inside Zimbabwe’s controversial drug rehab camps

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by Deogracious Kalima
Protest against gender-based violence in South Africa in September.

Gender equality

For women in South Africa, working until dark is not an option

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by Winile Ximba
Brewing and selling alcohol is a source of income in an environment that offers few formal employment opportunities.

Traditional brewing

Drinking and brewing in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps

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by Alba Nakuwa
Men in a bar in Kano – drinking alcohol has become a pastime in Nigeria.

Alcohol

Why alcohol is a threat to public health in Nigeria

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by Chinedu Moghalu
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