Mobile money operators using point of sale machines are increasingly popular in Nigeria.
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More Nigerians are using mobile money but it is fraught with inherent dangers that must be tackled.
Credit ratings are important for developing economies in Africa.
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African states say a pan-African rating agency will enable them to access capital and integrate the continent with global financial markets.
The world has the opportunity to addresses over 14 years of unmet climate change promises.
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To retain its legitimacy COP28 must advance the highest level of ambition and participation across all countries and major emitters.
Soldiers on patrol in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in November 2022.
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A comprehensive strategy does not seem to be an immediate priority for Congolese authorities with an eye on elections.
A newborn baby holds a father’s finger.
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Urban populations are diverse, and certain neighbourhoods or subgroups may be disproportionately affected by poor birth outcomes.
South Sudan has been beset by floods for the past four years. Its health system, like those in other African countries, will have to adapt to climate change.
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Primary health care systems must become more resilient as the effects of climate change worsen.
The Blue Nile river passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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Hundreds of rivers are shared between two or more countries – this could be a source of cooperation or conflict.
Wagner has assisted rebel leader Khalifa Hiftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces.
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The African Union (AU) and responsible African governments are likely to grow to resent the Wagner Group’s presence and regret their failure to oppose it.
Henry, a teenaged rebel solider, before he is disarmed in 2001.
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Transitional justice contributed greatly to the peace which Sierra Leone has experienced in the last two decades.
Dharavi slum in India. Billions of people live in terrible conditions in the world’s cities.
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Cities are where solutions are found – but also where perils are amplified when we fail to act.
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Freetown during the 2018 general elections.
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Economic management, food shortages, health services, infrastructure and education are key issues that may shape how Sierra Leoneans vote on 24 June.
Paul Kagame at a commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda in April 2023.
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The circumstances, challenges and history of Rwanda are intertwined with Paul Kagame’s own life story.
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Studies show unisex toilets don’t lead to violence – and they create a safer space for gender diverse people.
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Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
A man exchanges Nigeria’s Naira for US dollars in Lagos in April 2021.
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Nigeria’s new foreign exchange policy promises to discourage rent-seeking, attract foreign investment, boost exports and prevent the dollarisation of the economy but consistency is key to success.
Most mayors and managers of African cities know too well that climate change is real.
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African cities contribute the least to but bear the highest impact of climate change in terms of frequency and severity of weather events.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2022 COP27 meeting in Egypt.
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The kind of coverage favoured by South African media probably doesn’t do much to improve the public’s understanding of climate change.
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Health workers with relatives in positions of power were frequently absent from work.
A view of an evangelical and pentecostal church in Kampala, Uganda.
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The history of Christian nonconformism should lead church leaders to look with sympathy on gay Ugandans’ situation today.
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In a world where economic sanctions make trade in US dollars almost impossible, gold has offered a way to evade these restrictions.