The World Bank board operates on the basis of reaching decisions by consensus. This means that any executive director must earn the respect of their colleagues to affect change.
A Kenyan policeman stands next to a painted sign reading “keep peace stop violence” during protests in Nairobi in 2008.
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These types of projects can be quite harmful. They affect the land, people and biodiversity and must be planned with all this in mind - building in future climate scenarios too.
If the forecast system works, African cities need significant on the ground support.
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Could South Africa’s flooding in 2022 have been foreseen? It has long been a challenge for scientists and engineers around the world.
The coffin of Idriss Deby Itno during his funeral on April 23, 2021.
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Peddlers of dangerous ideas regarding the constitution should be reminded of what was done in the name of a legislative majority under apartheid.
Residents fleeing their homes in Plateau State, north central Nigeria, on April 12, 2022 after their houses were burnt during an attack by bandits.
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The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
Protesters march down a street in Durban, South Africa, in April, demanding an end to illegal migration.
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A quarter of South Africans in cities are living in informal settlements.
A general view of the damage in an informal settlement heavy rains, mudslides and winds in Durban, on April 13, 2022.
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The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
A man is seen searching through debris at the Blue Lagoon beach following heavy rains and winds in Durban, on April 12, 2022.
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The sourcing of wheat has factored into the political and strategic decisions and security of many countries.
Widespread protests have followed changes in the subsidised price of Baladi bread, a traditional Sudanese flatbread.
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Clemens Breisinger, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; David Laborde Debucquet, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Joseph Glauber, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) et Paul Dorosh, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Wheat and bread play a central role for food security and political stability in Sudan.
Unintended pregnancy, especially among young people, can be disempowering.
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Up to 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not using safe, modern contraception methods
Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos.
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Economic and energy policymakers are responsible for increasing both demand for and supply of electricity. There must be a surplus of energy which will encourage economic growth.
A G5 Sahel meeting on Burkina Faso and Mali.
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