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Roseau, the capital of Dominica, after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Tropical storms

CARICOM plans to boost disaster resilience

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by Marjorie Pons Piñeyro
Across Africa, river blindness makes affected persons dependent on other people’s support: visually impaired man in Cote d’Ivoire.

Blind in Benin

In Benin, the blind struggle to fend for themselves

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by Karim Okanla
Helicopter on a luxury boat during the Monaco Yacht Show in 2018.

Relevant reading

American journalist sheds light on plutocrats’ anxieties

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by Hans Dembowski

Business

Technology start-ups on the rise

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by Kilasa Mtambalike

Lobbying

Nairobi-based business lobby issues pre-election manifesto

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Inaugural freight train on Nairobi-Naivasha line in 2019: Kenyan transport links are excellent by African standards.

East Africa

The key to Kenya’s industrial growth

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
Staff of agricultural insurer Pula update details of a farmer in Kenya, 2021.

Digitalisation

Marketing digital microinsurance

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by Dirk Reinhard
Farmers need protection against climate risks: Harvesting rice in Bangladesh.

Finance

Inclusive insurance for everyone

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by Dirk Reinhard
A pastoralist stands among goats and sheep that presumably died of exposure to extreme weather in Kenya, 2022.

Informal sector

Social protection for everyone

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by Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
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