Trokosi is an ancient practice in West Africa where virgin girls, some as young as six are sent as slaves to make amends for wrongs committed by their families.
Yu-Shan Wu, University of the Witwatersrand; Chris Alden, London School of Economics and Political Science, dan Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs
Not enough credit is given to the agency African governments have in their dealings with China.
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African leaders need to up their health allocations to help the new World Health Organisation Director-General meet his health care targets for the continent.
West African health systems were weak before the IMF got involved. Sadly, the policy reforms demanded by the IMF in exchange for loans have undermined governments’ ability to repair these problems.
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