Development and
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Financial inclusion

Taking it to the bank

Zambia has set itself a goal of universal access to financial services

Burundi

Full classes despite Corona

Burundi’s schools stay open during pandemic, keeping a distance is not mandatory

Child prostitution

Hunger and poverty make young girls sell their bodies

Zimbabwe is seeing a spike in child prostitution as poverty and hunger spread

Sanitation

Clean water, clean contracts

Corruption charges cast shadows over efforts to upgrade Malawi’s water systems

Stillbirths

A question of life and death

Zimbabwe’s high rate of stillbirth is a symptom of a broken medical system

Cobalt mining

Battery-powered growth

Zambia is looking to boost production of cobalt for use in electric vehicles

Siltation

Stream-bank cultivation and gold panning add to the problems

Siltation of reservoirs is worsening Zimbabwe’s already dire water shortage

Informal vendors

A battle for the streets

Informal vendors fight for the right to sell on the streets of Malawi

Fish farms

Catch of the day

Zambia aims to boost its fish stocks by encouraging commercial fish farming

Obstetric fistula

Marginalised for reasons of health

Obstetric fistula causes suffering and exclusion for many thousands of women

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