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Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

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by Mireille Kanyange
Saw mill in a Lagos slum.

Personal prospects

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

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by Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu

Tea estates

Fighting for workers’ rights

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Artist honouring frontline workers in Nepal.

Relevant reading

Progress undone by pandemic

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by Maren van Treel
by Rishikesh Thapa
Many middle-class families earn their incomes with a small shop.

Social mobility

How to spot members of Nepal’s middle class

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
Melinda and Bill Gates in 2019.

Blog

Why taxes beat philanthropy

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by Hans Dembowski
Vaccine hesitancy is spreading, but many people are proud of getting their jab.

Chronic diseases

Brazil’s health-care challenges

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by Thuany Rodrigues
Super-rich philanthropists are a tiny minority everywhere: Aliko Dangote, Mo Ibrahim and Bill Gates at an event in New York City in 2019.

Inequality

A tale of rich and poor

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by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Small-scale fishing still provides livelihoods in Dakar.

Income inequality

Why Africa lacks a robust middle class

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by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
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