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Sub-Saharan Africa

Old man and grandchild in Memieh Town, Liberia.

Social protection

Elderly left alone

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by Samwar S. Fallah

13.12.2013

Herding goats in Ngoiroro, Rift Valley, Kenya.

Food security

Struggling smallholders

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by Dagmar Milerova Praskova

05.12.2013

Peace building

Transitional justice and post-conflict recovery

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25.11.2013

Begging in Freetown.

Lack of social safety net

From valuable to vulnerable

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by Fidelis Adele

22.11.2013

In rural areas, justice is administered according to tradition: a village chief in Cameroon.

Legal and judicial systems

Lawyers for the poor

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13.11.2013

By the end of 2012, about 30 % of South Africans were dependent on some kind of social grant: old man in Langa township, Cape Town.

Social protection

The South African social contract

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by Henning Melber

29.10.2013

In Namibia, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer: view on Swakopmund, a popular holiday destination for rich Namibians.

Social protection

Rich region, poor people

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by Henning Melber

25.10.2013

Self-employed people in the informal sector normally cannot save much money for hard times: street vendor in Kano.

Social infrastructure

No rest in retirement

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by Damilola Oyedele

23.10.2013

Dai Kurokawa/picture-alliance/dpa

Fundamentalist violence

Disowned by faith leaders

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15.10.2013

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