Development and
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Religion

Men of God fighting each other

Tensions are common between the leaders of Uganda’s mushrooming evangelical churches

Environment

Endangered hippos

Humans invade hippos’ habitat at Lake Tanganyika

Health

Cancer on the rise

Cancer is overtaking AIDS as the number one cause of death in Zimbabwe

Agriculture

Smoking kills

Malawi is a tobacco-growing country, yet smoking is a health hazard

Recycling

Turning trash into cash

In Zimbabwe, poor women collect garbage and sell recycled products

Borders

Extorting travellers

Why some people still pay bribes to cross ECOWAS borders

Education

One step forward, one step back

Zambia’s efforts to achieve the MDG goal of primary education has affected secondary education negatively

Education

Endless strikes

In Togo, teachers often go on strike to demand better pay

Crime

Human trafficking

In Zambia’s rural areas, poor girls are often promised jobs in the city, and then sold by human traffickers

Gender

Blaming the women

In cases of rape, Ugandan politicians blame the victims – and the way they dress

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