New ways of managing water have emerged in some of Africa’s urban and peri-urban areas.
A Somali man talks to Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers as they secure an area in the coastal town of Kismayu in southern Somalia.
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Kenya cited national security when it crossed into Somali territory in pursuit of Al-Shabaab militants. But there were numerous other potential aims at play.
President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and former President Daniel Arap Moi (R)
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Saudi Arabia is the most recent country to grant women the vote. Pakistan has some serious work to do. And Vatican City really needs to get with the programme.
Somali soldiers and peacekeepers from the AU Mission during an operation in 2014.
Reuters/Feisal Omar
Obesity is on the rise among urban African women of reproductive age in all of the 24 countries studied.
Zawadi Juluis Saidi had reconstructive surgery on her cleft lip at a Dar es Salaam hospital. African children face huge barriers to surgery.
Reuters/Sala Lewis
Fixing facial birth defects helps a child’s optimal growth. But collaboration is needed if developing countries are to increase access to reconstructive surgery.
Paul Kagame has exercised firm personal control over Rwanda’s politics since becoming president in 2000.
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The Rwandan model can’t be replicated easily given that it depends heavily on political dominance and tight, centralised control of patronage networks.