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The gap between predictions of COVID-19 deaths in Africa and what has actually happened is staggering.
A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land.
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Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
The constitutional requirement for better gender balance in Kenya’s institutions has been delayed for years.
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For 10 years, Kenya’s legislators have failed to enact a law to implement a two-thirds gender rule set down in the 2010 constitution, despite numerous court rulings.
US President Donald Trump speaks at the 47th March For Life rally on the National Mall, January 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.
The Global Gag Rule transcends abortion and exacerbates weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Kenyan health system.
A military drone replica is displayed in front of the White House during a protest against drone strikes on January 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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In spite of a massive military effort the war against al-Shabaab has been effectively stalemated since 2016.
Cash transfers allow refugees to buy goods from shops in the settlement.
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Unrestricted cash transfers bring huge benefits, but these may not be realised because they can also cause debts.
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Cosmetics companies have agreed to remove racially offensive language from their skin products - but history, in Kenya and South Africa, shows they’ve done the same before.
Vendors sell potatoes in a street market on the outskirts of Nairobi.
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Potato cyst nematodes suppress crop growth and can cause huge yield losses of up to 80%, and even total crop failure.
Residents of Kibera slum carry jerrycans to fill them with water from a bowser.
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Despite high prices, poor quality and inconvenience, Kenya’s urban poor continued to buy water from private vendors because it’s still their best option.
Kenya’s Daily Nation headline condemning the 2007 post-election violence.
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The occurrence of violence in Kenya is a joint production between political elites and ordinary citizens.
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Biometric data is being used to target those deemed unwanted aliens.
Men chew khat leaves in Nairobi’s Mathare slum.
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Diaries of young Kenyans in Nairobi reveal lives of joblessness and endless searching for money, all punctuated by substance use.
Vaccination campaign roll outs in Laikipia’s pastoralist communities.
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In Kenya, rabies is estimated to kill up to 2,000 people every year.
Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port.
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Africa’s blue economy initiatives focused on economic outcomes. Limited attention was given to social equity and ecological sustainability.
Seagrasses support a wide variety of life.
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Between 1986 and 2016, Kenya lost about 21 of its seagrasses.
A Nigerian newspaper stand. A survey found sexism rife in newsrooms in several countries.
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Eradicating sexism in newsrooms will benefit both men and women.
Artwork of men wearing facemasks seen on the street walls in Mathare slums to create awareness of stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Social protection measures and food distribution targeting adolescents in informal settlements are urgently needed.
A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the COVID-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.
Most Kenyans are able to access basic care but face the barrier of potentially catastrophic fees.
Egerton University chancellor Narendra Raval – a billionaire industrialist and philanthropist – presides over a graduation ceremony in 2019.
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The government should stop trying to tinker at the edges. Instead it should strengthen internal university administration through shared governance.
An insecticide is mixed to be sprayed.
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Many of the more harmful pesticides have active ingredients – such as glyphosate – that are banned or heavily restricted in other places, such as Europe.